Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. As of 2010^[update], it has a population of around 70,000.

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Palmeira dos Índios
Municipality
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Location of Palmeira dos Índios in the State of Alagoas
Palmeira dos Índios Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 9°24′25″S 36°37′40″W
Country	Brazil
State	Alagoas
Mesoregion	Agreste Alagoano
Microregion	Palmeira dos Índios
Founded	1835
Government
• Mayor	Julio Cézar
Area
• Total	460.610 km2 (177.843 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2020.[1])
• Total	73,337
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demonym	Palmeirenses
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	Official website

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The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios.

Xukuru-Kariri was spoken in Palmeira dos Índios.^[2]

• Fernando Iório Rodrigues