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Petrolina
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Petrolina
Total population
386,791
Coordinates-9.38°, -40.50°
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Overview
Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 418,444 in 2025, and the total area is 4,756.8 km2, making it the largest municipality in the state by area. The municipality is closely integrated with Juazeiro, Bahia, located on the opposite bank of the São Francisco.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
-9.3817
Longitude
-40.4969
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
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Geography & sun
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2611101
- UF
- PE
- Mesorregião
- São Francisco Pernambucano
- Microrregião
- Petrolina
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • 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