Piúma | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Piúma |
Nickname: | "Cidade das Conchas" (City of Shells) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Espírito Santo |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | December 24, 1963 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | José Ricardo Pereira da Costa (PR) |
Area Note: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 73.504 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
Population Total: | 22,053 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -20.8392°N -40.7267°W |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.776 – medium[3] |
Website: | www.piuma.es.gov.br |
Piúma is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 22,053 (2020) and its area is 74 km², which makes it the smallest municipality of Espírito Santo. Much of the local population make a living from fishing, handicrafts and the cultivation of shellfish, activities benefited from the natural wealth located along the coast. The city is also famous for receiving thousands of tourists during the week of Carnival.