Anchieta, Espírito Santo Explained

Official Name:Municipality of Anchieta
Anchieta
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:20.8056°N -40.6444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Espírito Santo
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:412
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:29,779
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

Anchieta is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 29,779 in 2020 and its area is .[2] Its average elevation is above sea level.

Formerly known as Reritiba, the city was renamed after the Jesuit Spanish missionary and saint José de Anchieta (1534-1597).

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Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/es/anchieta/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/7OT Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics