Lagarto, Sergipe
| Lagarto | |||
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| City | |||
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  Lagarto Location in Brazil | |||
| Coordinates: 10°55′01″S 37°39′00″W / 10.91694°S 37.65000°WCoordinates: 10°55′01″S 37°39′00″W / 10.91694°S 37.65000°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil | ||
| Region | Northeast | ||
| State | Sergipe | ||
| Mesoregion | Agreste Sergipano | ||
| Microregion | Agreste de Lagarto | ||
| Settled | 1689 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Lila Fraga | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 374,220 sq mi (969,226 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) | ||
| Population (2013)[2] | |||
| • Total | 100,330 | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| HDI (2010)[3] | 0.625 | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
Lagarto is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population is greater than 100,000 inhabitants (2013) and its area is 969 km².
Football player Diego Costa was born and raised in Lagarto, also with the help of his agent he built the first football academy in Lagarto, to help with the quality of life for young footballers there.
References
- ↑ "Área territorial oficial" [Official territorial area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ↑ "Estimativa População 2013" [Population estimation - 2013] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.