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Cajueiro | |
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Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil | |
 Entrance to Cajueiro | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: In English "cashew tree", due to the existence of one in the area where migrants would rest their animals | |
 Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas | |
  Cajueiro Location within Brazil  Cajueiro Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 9°23′48″S 36°9′13″W / 9.39667°S 36.15361°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Alagoas |
| Founded | 22 May 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucila Régia Albuquerque Toledo (MDB) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Antonio Jorge de Melo Junior (MDB) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.357 km2 (36.431 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 16,024 |
| • Density | 169.82/km2 (439.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cajueirense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 57770-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.562 – medium |
| Website | cajueiro.al.gov.br |
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Cajueiro (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˌkaʒuˈeɾʊ]) is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020) and its area is 124 km2 (48 sq mi). Its name comes from the Portuguese for the cashew tree — in the 19th century, a village began to form around such a tree, near the banks of the Paraíba river.
