Petrolina

Petrolina
Municipality of Petrolina
Flag of Petrolina
Official seal of Petrolina
Location in Pernambuco
Location in Pernambuco
Coordinates: 9°22′57″S 40°30′08″W / 9.38250°S 40.50222°W / -9.38250; -40.50222
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded1870
Government
 • MayorSimão Durando
Area
 • Total
4,756.8 km2 (1,836.6 sq mi)
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
354,317
 • Density76.5/km2 (198/sq mi)
Demonympetrolinense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
56300-001 to 56354-999
Area code+55 87
HDI (2010)0.697 – medium[2]
Websitepetrolina.pe.gov.br

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 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is 4,756.8 km2,[3] 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.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Ambientebrasil - portal ambiental". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-22.