Pancas
Pancas | |
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Aerial view of Pancas | |
| Etymology: Means "Land where the root does not penetrate" | |
Location of Pancas in Espírito Santo | |
| Coordinates: 19°13′30″S 40°51′3″W / 19.22500°S 40.85083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Espírito Santo |
| Founded | 13 May 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Agmair Araujo Nascimento (PP) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Anderson Couto (PODE) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 837.842 km2 (323.493 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 18,893 |
| • Density | 22.55/km2 (58.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Panquense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 29750-000, 29752-000, 29755-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.667 – medium |
| Website | pancas.es.gov.br |
Pancas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,306 (2020) and its area is 838 km2. East Pomeranian, a dialect of Low German, has co-official status in Pancas.
It is situated on a tributary of the Doce River, in the northwest of the state. Locally it is known as a good spot for paragliding. The landscape around the town is distinguished by large numbers of granite inselbergs, and Pedra Agulha ("Needle Rock") near the town is the second highest "chaminé" (high, vertical-sided granite rock) in Brazil - the highest being the famous Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro.