Maragogi

Maragogi
Municipality
The Municipality of Maragogi
Maragogi Downtown
Nickname:  Maragogi: Um Paraíso em Alagoas
Location of Maragogi in the State of Alagoas
Maragogi Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 09°00′44″S 35°13′21″W / 9.01222°S 35.22250°W / -9.01222; -35.22250
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Alagoas
Founded	April 24, 1875
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Lira
Area
• Total	335 km2 (129 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020 est)
• Total	33,032
• Density	75.322/km2 (195.08/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	0.619 – medium[1]
Website	Official website (at 2012-11-25 the official website address above is being used by an advertising agency business) www.prefeiturademaragogi.com (at 2012-11-25 the unofficial website address above appears to be functioning as a website for the municipality)

Maragogi is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, 125 km north of the capital city of Maceió. It has 33,032^[2] inhabitants, a city situated on the northern coast of Alagoas state, Brazil, being the easternmost city of that state.

As the main destination in the State of Alagoas after its capital city^{[citation needed]}, Maragogi attracts visitors from Maceió. From Japaratinga beach, on the southern tip, a ferryboat crosses Manguaba River into Porto das Pedras, where visitors find virtually deserted beaches. Maragogi was initially a small village called Gamela. In 1887, it was granted the status of an adopted the name of Isabel, to honor the Brazilian Princess who signed a law ending slavery in Brazil. Later on, in 1892, it was named as Maragogi after the river that baths the city. "Maragogi", according to some historians, comes from “Marahub-gy”, or river of the Marauba tribes.^{[citation needed]}