# Pancas

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Municipality of Espírito Santo, Brazil

For the river in the same state, see [Pancas River](/source/Pancas_River).

Place in Southeast, Brazil

Pancas Municipality of Espírito Santo, Brazil Aerial view of Pancas Flag Coat of arms Etymology: Means "Land where the root does not penetrate"[1] Location of Pancas in Espírito Santo Pancas Show map of Brazil Pancas Show map of South America Coordinates: 19°13′30″S 40°51′3″W / 19.22500°S 40.85083°W / -19.22500; -40.85083 Country Brazil Region Southeast State Espírito Santo Founded 13 May 1963[1] Government • Mayor Agmair Araujo Nascimento (PP) (2025-2028)[3][4] • Vice Mayor Anderson Couto (PODE) (2025-2028)[3][4] Area • Total 837.842 km2 (323.493 sq mi) Elevation 115 m (377 ft) Population (2022) • Total 18,893[2] • Density 22.55/km2 (58.4/sq mi) Demonym Panquense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2] Time zone UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) Postal code 29750-000, 29752-000, 29755-000[5] HDI (2010) 0.667 – medium[2] Website pancas.es.gov.br

View of Pancas

View of Pancas from the paragliding ramp situated above the town The distinctive Pedra Camelo (Camel rock) can be seen at the far right of the photo

**Pancas** is a Brazilian municipality in the state of [Espírito Santo](/source/Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo). Its population was 23,306 (2020) and its area is 838 km2.[6] [East Pomeranian](/source/East_Pomeranian), a dialect of [Low German](/source/Low_German), has co-official status in Pancas.

It is situated on a tributary of the [Doce River](/source/Doce_River), in the northwest of the state. Locally it is known as a good spot for [paragliding](/source/Paragliding). The landscape around the town is distinguished by large numbers of granite [inselbergs](/source/Monadnock), 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](/source/Corcovado_(Brazil)) in Rio de Janeiro.

## History

Before the European colonizers arrived, the area was inhabited by [Amerindians](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas). The first European settlers founded a village called São Silvano, but that was destroyed by the local Amerindians. The first permanent residents arrived in 1918 looking for valuable minerals, but the region of the Doce River was practically uninhabited till 1925, it was then that the first bridge over the Doce River was built, called Florian Avidos Bridge, and this brought more people into the north of the state for the first time. The bridge primarily opened access to logging companies which brought more people and coffee plantations, opening their way to the valley where Pancas is situated. The first settlement in the area was founded in 1925, and was called Nossa Senhora Da Penha.

Immigrants to the town in the 1920s and 1930 included large numbers of ethnic Germans, and the German dialect of [East Pomeranian](/source/East_Pomeranian_dialect) (now almost extinct in Europe) is spoken in the area.

## See also

- [List of municipalities in Espírito Santo](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo)

## External links

- (in Portuguese) [Website of the city](https://web.archive.org/web/20070104144120/http://www.amopancas.com/)

- (in Portuguese) [Official Pancas Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20050924184505/http://www.pmpancas.com.br/)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IBGEPancasHistoria2025_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IBGEPancasHistoria2025_1-1) ["História & Fotos"](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/es/pancas/historico). *IBGE Panorama* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IBGEPancas2025_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IBGEPancas2025_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-IBGEPancas2025_2-2) ["Pancas"](https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/es/pancas.html). *Cidades e Estados* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FolhaDeSPauloGuima2024_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FolhaDeSPauloGuima2024_3-1) ["Eleições 2024: Guima (PP) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Pancas-ES"](https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/es/prefeito/guima-80002301781.shtml). *Folha de S.Paulo* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-G1PrefeitoPancas2024_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-G1PrefeitoPancas2024_4-1) ["Prefeito de Pancas (ES) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos"](https://g1.globo.com/es/espirito-santo/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeito-de-pancas-es-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml). *G1* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CodigoPostalPancas2025_5-0)** ["CEP Pancas/ES - Brasil"](https://codigo-postal.org/pt-br/brasil/es/pancas/). *codigo-postal.org* (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [IBGE 2020](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/es/pancas/panorama)

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