Tomar do Geru | |
Native Name: | Município de Tomar do Geru |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tomar do Geru in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -11.3728°N -37.8408°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Sergipe |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 25, 1953 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Augusto Soares Diniz |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 305 |
Elevation M: | 170 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 13,535 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Geruense |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Tomar do Geru is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 13,535 (2020) and it covers 305km2. Tomar do Geru has a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 131km (81miles) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju. The Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro was built by the Society of Jesus in 1688. It was listed as a historic structure by the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943.