Itaporanga d'Ajuda

Itaporanga d'Ajuda
Municipality
Municipio de Itaporanga d'Ajuda
Praia da Caueira, Itaporanga d'Ajuda
Location of Itaporanga d'Ajuda in the State of Sergipe
Itaporanga d'Ajuda
Location in Brazil
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast Region
State Sergipe
Area
 • Total
757 km2 (292 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
34,709
 • Density45.9/km2 (119/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Itaporanga d'Ajuda (Brazilian Portuguese: [itapoˈɾɐ̃ɡɐ daˈʒudɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. It covers 757 square kilometres (292 mi2), has a population of 34,709 (2020) and a population density of 46 residents per km2 (120/sq mi). It is home to the Tejupeba House and the Chapel of the Colégio Sugar Plantation, a plantation house and chapel cited as the first Jesuits settlement in Portuguese Brazil.

The municipality contains part of the Serra de Itabaiana National Park.