Salgueiro | |
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Coordinates: 8°4′27″S 39°7′9″W / 8.07417°S 39.11917°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Area | |
• Total | 1,687 km2 (651 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 61,249 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Salgueiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Salgueiro covers an area of 1687 square kilometers and had in 2020 an estimated population of 61,249 inhabitants.
It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.