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).