Pitimbu

Pitimbu
City of Pitimbu
Flag of Pitimbu
Flag
Official seal of Pitimbu
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Pitbeach, Lobster Land, Land of Tranquility
Motto: 
Pitimbu dos Olhares não te escondas
Location in Paraíba
Location in Paraíba
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StateParaíba
MesoregionMata Paraibana
Metropolitan AreaJoão Pessoa
Government
 • MayorRômulo Carneiro Neto (PP)
Area
 • Total
52.527 sq mi (136.045 km2)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
19,275
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
58324-000
Area code+55 83

Pitimbu is a city in the state of Paraíba (Brazil), located in the microregion of the South Coast and metropolitan area of João Pessoa. According to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), in 2020 its population was estimated at 19,275 inhabitants, 46% in urban areas. Its area is 136 km ² representing 0.241% of the state.

The municipality contains a small part of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) Acaú-Goiana Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2007.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ RESEX Acaú-Goiana (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-06
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