Itabaianinha

Itabaianinha is a municipality located inside the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its populace changed into 38,886 and its region is 493 km². Sergipe, formally State of Sergipe, is a nation of Brazil. Located inside the Northeast Region alongside the Atlantic coast of the usa, Sergipe is the smallest nation in Brazil via geographical area at 21,910 km², larger handiest than the Federal District. Sergipe borders on Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north. Aracaju is the capital and the most important town inside the state. Itabaianinha is referred to for its huge dwarf population.

It is occasionally referred to as "a cidade dos anoes". The dwarfism is of the proportionate type and arises from a rare genetic mutation. The population possibly originated through intrafamily marriages. The situation has been shown to don't have any effect on everyday lifespan. In the past due 1990s many residents of Itabaianinha beneath 15 years started receiving hormonal treatment. The populace of dwarfs is dwindling, with only an envisioned a hundred closing, commonly in the village of Carreteis, ten miles from Itabaianinha center.