Divina Pastora is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Repu ...
of
Sergipe
Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geogra ...
. The
Parish Church of Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd (''Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora Divina Pastora''), a listed historic structure by the
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
The National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (, IPHAN) is a heritage register of the federal government of Brazil. It is responsible for the preservation of buildings, monuments, structures, objects and sites, as well as the register an ...
(IPHAN), was constructed in the late 18th century and is located at the east of the city center. Its population was 5,215 (2020) and its area is .
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. IBGE performs a decennial national cen ...
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See also
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Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto)
Divina Pastora (English title: ''Divine Shepherdess'') is a statue of the Madonna and Child, the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, with a lamb at her side. It is considered to be one of the most important religious icons of Venezuela. Divina P ...
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List of municipalities in Sergipe
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Sergipe (SE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Sergipe is divided into 75 municipalities, which are grouped into 13 microregions, which are grouped into 3 mesoregions.
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Municipalities in Sergipe
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