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Petrolândia

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Petrolândia

Total population

34,161

Coordinates-8.97°, -38.22°

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Overview

Petrolândia is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is in the São Francisco Region. Petrolândia has a total area of 1056.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 36,901 inhabitants in 2020 according to the IBGE. It has one of the largest GDP per capita of Sertão due to the location of one hydroelectric power plant, property of CHESF.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-8.9702
Longitude
-38.2214
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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2611002
UF
PE
Mesorregião
São Francisco Pernambucano
Microrregião
Itaparica

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br