or SERGIPE DEL REY, the smallest of the provinces of Brazil, bounded on the N. by that of Alagoas, E. by the Atlantic, S. and W. by the province of Bahia, lying between S. Lat. 9. 15. and 11. 27, W. Long. 36. 20. and 39. 15. Area, 11,079 square miles. It extends for 110 miles along the coast, and nearly 140 inland. The coast line is in general low and sandy, and the surface of the country is level, except where it is broken by a few hills. These occur chiefly in the western part of the province, and are generally covered with forests. The largest river is the São Francisco, which flows eastwards into the Atlantic, forming the northern boundary of the province. The Iapicurna forms the southern boundary, flowing in the same direction; and the country is also watered by the Vazabarris and Sergipe, which also fall into the Atlantic. Rock-crystal, limestone, and saltpetre are the principal minerals found here. The soil on the whole is not remarkable for its fertility; for although the eastern portion produces rice, cotton, sugar-canes, tobacco, flax, and other crops in abundance, the western part of the province is of a very sterile and unproductive nature, being in many places stony, and throughout ill supplied with water. The rivers and lakes, of which there are several in the N.W., abound in fish, and the latter also in wild-fowl. Cattle, mules, and horses are reared in considerable numbers. The forests furnish valuable timber and dyeworks. Among the exports of the province the most important are cotton, sugar, brandy, tobacco, and cattle. The mouths of the rivers form many harbours along the coast, but they are in general small and shallow. Sergipe is divided into five comarcas and seventeen districts. It returns two senators and four deputies to the Brazilian legislature. The capital is Sargipe or São Cristovão, a town of 3000 inhabitants, on the Atlantic coast. Pop. (1856) 183,600.