Tomar do Geru

Tomar do Geru
Tomar do Geru ; Município de Tomar do Geru
	Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Tomar do Geru Location of Tomar do Geru in Brazil
	Coordinates: 11°22′22″S 37°50′27″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Sergipe
Founded	November 25, 1953
Government
• Mayor	Augusto Soares Diniz
Area
• Total	305 km2 (118 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2020 [1])
• Total	13,535
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Geruense
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
Website	tomardogeru.se.io.org.br

Tomar do Geru is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 13,535 (2020) and it covers 305 km² (118 sq mi). Tomar do Geru has a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 131 km (81 mi) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju.[2] The Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro was built by the Society of Jesus in 1688. It was listed as a historic structure by the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943.[3]

References

IBGE 2020
"Tomar do Geru" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
Dos Santos, Maria Socorro Soares (2011). A igreja Nossa Senhora do Socorro: uma escola à parte (PDF). Anais do 5º Seminário Internacional de Memória e Patrimônio (in Portuguese). Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul: Programa de Pós-graduação em Memória Social e Patrimônio Cultural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas.

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[1] IBGE 2020

[i-2] "Tomar do Geru" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-29.

[tg1-3] Dos Santos, Maria Socorro Soares (2011). A igreja Nossa Senhora do Socorro: uma escola à parte (PDF). Anais do 5º Seminário Internacional de Memória e Patrimônio (in Portuguese). Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul: Programa de Pós-graduação em Memória Social e Patrimônio Cultural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas.