Pilar, Alagoas

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Pilar
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
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Coordinates: 9°35′50″S 35°57′24″W / 9.59722°S 35.95667°W / -9.59722; -35.95667
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Alagoas
Founded	16 March 1872[2]
Government
• Mayor	Renato Rezende Rocha Filho (PSC) (2021-2024)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Ivanilda Rodrigues de Melo (PSDB) (2021-2024)[3][4]
Area
• Total	259.614 km2 (100.238 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	35,370[1]
• Density	136.24/km2 (352.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Pilarense (Brazilian Portuguese)[1]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	57150-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.610 – medium[1]
Website	pilar.al.gov.br

Pilar is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 35,212 (2020)^[6] and its area is 249 km².^[7] On March 28, 1876, Pilar carried out the last official execution of Brazil when it hanged the slave Francisco.^[8][9]