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Fundão, Espírito Santo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Coordinates: 19°55′58″S 40°24′25″W / 19.93278°S 40.40694°W / -19.93278; -40.40694Country

BrazilRegionSoutheastState

Espírito SantoFounded5 July 1923Government

• MayorPretinho Nunes (PDT)Area

• Total279.648 km² (107.973 sq mi)Elevation

41 m (135 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total21,948 • Density63.05/km² (163.3/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal Code

29185-000

Area code+55 27WebsiteFundão, Espírito Santo

Fundão (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈdɐ̃w]) is a municipality in Espírito Santo, south eastern Brazil. Its population was 21,948 (2020) and its area is 280 km².^[2]

History

This municipality was created on the 5 July 1923. It was created from part of Nova Almeida municipality, which today is no longer a municipality but a town (distrito in Portuguese) of Serra municipality.

Location

Situated about 57 km from the state capital Vitória. Bordering municipalities include: Aracruz and Ibiraçu (N), Santa Teresa and Santa Leopoldina (W), Serra, Espírito Santo (S) and the Atlantic Ocean (E).

The coastline of the municipality is protected by the 112,545 hectares (278,100 acres) Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area, created in 2010.^[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fundão (Espírito Santo).

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Cidades". IBGE. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
^ APA Costa das Algas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 28 October 2016

Municipalities of Espírito Santo

Capital: Vitória

Mesoregion Central

Afonso Cláudio	Afonso Cláudio Brejetuba Conceição do Castelo Domingos Martins Laranja da Terra Marechal Floriano Venda Nova do Imigrante
Guarapari	Alfredo Chaves Anchieta Guarapari Iconha Piúma Rio Novo do Sul
Santa Teresa	Itaguaçu Itarana Santa Leopoldina Santa Maria de Jetibá Santa Teresa São Roque do Canaã
Vitória	Cariacica Serra Viana Vila Velha Vitória

Mesoregion Litoral Norte

Linhares	Aracruz Fundão Ibiraçu João Neiva Linhares Rio Bananal Sooretama
Montanha	Montanha Mucurici Pinheiros Ponto Belo
São Mateus	Conceição da Barra Jaguaré Pedro Canário São Mateus

Mesoregion Noroeste

Barra de São Francisco	Água Doce do Norte Barra de São Francisco Ecoporanga Mantenópolis
Colatina	Alto Rio Novo Baixo Guandu Colatina Governador Lindenberg Marilândia Pancas São Domingos do Norte
Nova Venécia	Águia Branca Boa Esperança Nova Venécia São Gabriel da Palha Vila Pavão Vila Valério

Mesoregion Sul

Alegre	Alegre Divino de São Lourenço Dores do Rio Preto Guaçuí Ibatiba Ibitirama Irupi Iúna Muniz Freire
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	Apiacá Atílio Vivacqua Bom Jesus do Norte Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Castelo Jerônimo Monteiro Mimoso do Sul Muqui São José do Calçado Vargem Alta
Itapemirim	Itapemirim Marataízes Presidente Kennedy