Lagarto, Sergipe Explained

Official Name:Lagarto
Nickname:Tenderness city
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Northeast
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Sergipe
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name3:Agreste Sergipano
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name4:Agreste de Lagarto
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jose Valmir Monteiro
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1689
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:969
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020 [2]
Population Total:105,221
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-10.9169°N -37.65°W
Elevation M:183
Blank Name:HDI (2010)[3]
Blank Info:0.625
Website:Official Website

Lagarto is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population is estimated at 101,579 inhabitants (2022) and its area is 969 km2.[4]

Football player Diego Costa was born and raised in Lagarto. The city has one football team called Lagarto Futebol Clube who were founded in 2009 and currently play in the Campeonato Sergipano.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Área territorial oficial. pt. Official territorial area. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2010-12-05. 2002-10-10.
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/se/lagarto/panorama IBGE 2020
  3. Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . pt. Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities . 2010 . . PDF . 2013-08-03 .
  4. Web site: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2018 . 2018 Estimates of Population . 6 March 2019.