| Japaratinga | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Japaratinga |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Japaratinga |
| Map Alt: | Location of Japaratinga in Alagoas |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil#South America |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -9.0878°N -35.2578°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 23 July 1960[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | José Severino da Silva (PTB) (2021-2024)[2] [3] |
| Leader Title2: | Vice Mayor |
| Leader Name2: | Jailton dos Santos (PSDB) (2021-2024)[4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 85.356 |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 9219[5] |
| Population Density Km2: | 108.01 |
| Population Demonym: | Japaratinguense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Timezone: | Brasília Time |
| Utc Offset: | -03:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 57950-000, 57953-000[6] |
| Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
| Blank Info: | 0.570 – medium |
| Website: | japaratinga.al.gov.br |
Japaratinga is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 8,403 (2020)[7] and its area is 86 km².[8]
Japaratinga is located along the coast, near the eastern-most point of the main South American continent.
Japaratinga has a tropical forest, characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm (about 78 inches or 2 meters) and 1,700 mm (about 67 inches). The soil can be poor due to high rainfall leaching out soluble nutrients.
As of the census of 2005, there were around 6,727 people living in Japaratinga. According to the census, the racial makeup of the city was majority White and Multiracial; minority Black or African American. People of Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, American and English descent form the largest ethnic groups in the city.
Japaratinga has a number of Hotels and Pousadas (small hotels). Tourism is the most important economic activity in the city.