São Cristóvão
municipality in the state of Sergipe, Brazil
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Summary
São Cristóvão is a municipality of Brazil[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sergipe[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Shares border with: Aracaju[5], Itaporanga d'Ajuda[6], Areia Branca[7], Nossa Senhora do Socorro[8]
- Founder: Cristóvão de Barros Cardoso[9]
- Commons category: São Cristóvão (Sergipe)[10]
- Local dialing code: 79[11]
- Inception: January 1, 1590[12]
- Official website: http://www.saocristovao.se.gov.br/[13]
- Human Development Index: 0.662[14]
- Population: 64,647[15], 86,979[16], 78,864[17], 91,093[18], 92,090[19], 95,612[20], 100,360[21], 101,213[22], 74,189[23], 75,104[24], 79,955[25], 81,011[26], 84,620[27], 85,814[28]
- Capital of: Sergipe Province[29]
- Official name: Município de São Cristóvão[30]
- Motto text: Ex seneris Phoenix[31]
- Demonym: são-cristovense[32]
- Electorate: 57,138[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 47 m[34]
- Area: 436.863 km²[35]
- Köppen climate classification: tropical climate[36]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[37], (iv)[38]
Why It Matters
São Cristóvão has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]