AL · Northeast
Population: 243,998 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Arapiraca is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Alagoas, in the Northeast Region of the country. It is located in the Alagoan Agreste and belongs to the Metropolitan Region of the Agreste, about 125 km west of the state capital. It covers an area of just over 345 km², of which 59 km² is urban area, and its estimated population in 2024 was 243,661 inhabitants. It is the second most populous municipality in Alagoas and the ninth in the interior of the Northeast.
The city developed mainly in the 1970s, when tobacco cultivation, formerly known as “Green Gold” and one of the main economic activities of the region at the time, elevated the town to the category of municipality. Today, however, the city has several large companies and numerous small businesses that give strong impetus to the local economy.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
19.67 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
30.33 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
217.49 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,246.7 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
4.93 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.39 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.3 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
15.62 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
86.43 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
98.03 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
122 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Zumbi dos Palmares (SBMO), 98 km in a straight line · 122 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 25.6 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 33.2 | 33.1 | 33.0 | 31.5 | 29.3 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 32.9 | 33.6 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 21.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 43 | 46 | 58 | 86 | 132 | 149 | 131 | 89 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 23 |
Weather station Palmeira dos Indios, 35 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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