Porto da Folha | |
Native Name: | Município de Porto da Folha |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Porto da Folha in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -9.9169°N -37.2778°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Sergipe |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1835 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Albino Tavares de Almeida Neto |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 876.67 |
Elevation M: | 38 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 28,693 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Porto-folhense |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Porto da Folha is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. It has a population of 28,693 (2020) and covers an area of 876.67km2. Porto da Folha has a population density of 33 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 165km (103miles) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju.
The Igreja da Ilha de São Pedro dates back to the beginning of the colonization of the region in the 18th century. The church is constructed of local stone masonry. It was designated as a historic site by the State of Sergipe in 1984 and restored in 2011. Beside the church, there is a ruin that may have been the monastery of the Capuchin friars, who were the earliest European settlers in the region.
Porto da Folha is home to the Xokó people, an indigenous group of 340 people. The Xokó live in the villages of São Pedro and Caiçara, both within Porto da Folha. Most of the community lives on Ilha de São Pedro.