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Ipojuca
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Ipojuca
Total population
98,932
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Overview
Ipojuca is a municipality in Pernambuco in eastern Brazil. As of 2025 the population according to IBGE was 106,539 and the per capita income (2007) was R$76.418 making it one of the country's highest. The settlement dates to 1560, but the official founding date is 1861 and the community was incorporated as a town in 1864. It is famous for its beaches such as Porto de Galinhas, Muro Alto, Maracaipe.
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History
The colonization of Ipojuca began in 1560, after the expulsion of the Caeté Indians and other tribes from the southern coast of Pernambuco. From there, the settlers could migrate to the fertile land of Ipojuca rich in massapê. The land is very suitable for the cultivation of sugar cane, which caused rapid agricultural expansion in the region. Among the pioneers were the Lacerda, Cavalcanti, and Rolim Moura families. When the Dutch invaded Pernambuco, several mills had already been established in the region. Many people in the city participated in resisting the Dutch. Under the leadership of Captain-mor Amador de Araújo, a battle broke out on July 17, 1645. The Dutch were defeated on July 23, 1645. After the victory over the Dutch, Ipojuca became one of the most important regions of the Colonial System. With two harbors- Suape and Porto de Galinhas - higher than the lowland of the northeast massapê, Ipojuca was part of the colonial triangular trade. Hens earned its name after the slaves that had arrived from Africa in that period. The Ipojuca district was established by Municipal Law Paragraph 2 - November 12, 1895. The town that emerged was centered on the village of Nossa Senhora do Ó, and then was transferred to the village of San Miguel de Ipojuca. With State Decree No. 23 - October 4, 1890, the downtown area was restored to Nossa Senhora do Ó. There is controversy about the date Ipojuca was founded, but according to a vicar of the parish the date was around 1596. The origin of its name comes from the Tupi guarani Iapajuque, which means Dark Water. It was also the death place of Canadian boxing champion Arturo Gatti.
Geography
Ipojuca is located at 08º 23'56" south latitude and 35º 03'50" west longitude, at an altitude of 10 meters. According to the population count conducted by IBGE in 2008, the municipality has 74,059 inhabitants. It occupies an area of . The vegetation consists of mangal and coconut trees on the beaches, and sugarcane in the other parts of the municipality. The hydrography consists of small coastal rivers such as: the Maracaipe and Merepe rivers. Its distance from Recife is Highways PE-60 and BR-101 (via Cape St. Augustine) provide access to Suape, and a winding road stretches to Porto de Galinhas.
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Nearby places in Pernambuco
- Nossa Senhora do Ó4.4 mi away
- Porto de Galinhas8.3 mi away
- Camela9.1 mi away
- Serrambi11.4 mi away
- Escada12.2 mi away · pop. 59,872
- Ponte dos Carvalhos12.4 mi away
- Agrovila Trapiche14 mi away
- Barra do Sirinhaém14.7 mi away · pop. 13,810
- 31 de Março15 mi away
- Ibiratinga16.1 mi away · pop. 5,443
- Aver-o-Mar18.4 mi away
- Rio Formoso19.2 mi away · pop. 20,009
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2607208
- UF
- PE
- Mesorregião
- Metropolitana de Recife
- Microrregião
- Suape
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br