Cajueiro
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{{Short description|Municipality in Alagoas, Brazil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cajueiro
| settlement_type = Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
| image_skyline = File:Entrada-de-cajueiro-20.jpg
| image_alt = Entrance to Cajueiro
| image_caption = Entrance to Cajueiro
| image_flag = File:Cajueiro bandeira.png
| flag_alt = Flag of Cajueiro
| image_shield = File:Brasão de armas de Cajueiro.png
| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Cajueiro
| etymology = In English "cashew tree", due to the existence of one in the area where migrants would rest their animals
| image_map = File:Cajueiro Alagoas.png
| map_alt = Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas
| map_caption = Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas
| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|9|23|48|S|36|9|13|W|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Northeast
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Alagoas}}
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 22 May 1958{{cite web |title=História |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/cajueiro/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=13 October 2024}}
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Lucila Régia Albuquerque Toledo (MDB) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Lucila Toledo (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Cajueiro-AL |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/al/prefeito/lucila-toledo-20001909986.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=15 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeita de Cajueiro (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/al/alagoas/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeita-de-cajueiro-al-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=15 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}
| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name2 = Antonio Jorge de Melo Junior (MDB) (2025-2028)
| area_total_km2 = 94.357
| elevation_m = 90
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = 169.82
| population_demonym = Cajueirense (Brazilian Portuguese)
| timezone = Brasília Time
| utc_offset = -03:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 57770-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Cajueiro/AL - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/al/cajueiro/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=13 October 2024}}
| blank_name = HDI (2010)
| website = [https://cajueiro.al.gov.br/ cajueiro.al.gov.br]
}}
File:Cajueiro (Alagoas) acesso.jpg
Cajueiro is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020)[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/cajueiro/panorama IBGE 2020] and its area is 124 km².IBGE - {{cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-06-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611095922/http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php |archivedate=2008-06-11 }} Its name comes from the Portuguese for the cashew tree — in the 19th century, a village began to form around such a tree, near the banks of the Paraíba river.