Triunfo, Pernambuco

This article is about the city in Pernambuco. For other uses, see Triunfo.
Triunfo
Municipality
Municipality of Triunfo
Flag of Triunfo
Flag
Coat of arms of Triunfo
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Oasis do Sertão ('Oasis of the Sertão')
Motto: 
Sub lege libertas ('Liberty under the law')
Location in Pernambuco
Location in Pernambuco
Triunfo is located in Brazil
Triunfo
Triunfo
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°50′16″S 38°06′07″W / 7.83777°S 38.10194°W / -7.83777; -38.10194
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Government
 • MayorLuciano Bonfim (Avante)
Area
 • Total191.52 km2 (73.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total15,006
 • Estimate 
(2020)
15,243
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonymtriunfense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.670 – medium[1]

Triunfo is a municipality in the Northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2020, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was 15,243. The area of the municipality is 191.52 km2,[2] and in 2010 the population density was 78 inhabitants/km2.[3] Triunfo sits at an elevation of 1,004 metres (3,294 ft) in a forested part of the Sertão, and is the highest municipality in Pernambuco.

Far inland and with a milder climate than the surrounding semi-arid plateau, the city has the nickname "Oasis of the Sertão",[4] and tourism is a significant part of the economy. Its current mayor is Luciano Fernando de Sousa (better known as Luciano Bonfim) of the Avante party, elected in 2020.[5]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "IBGE Cities: Triunfo". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ^ Perfil Municipal: Triunfo (PDF). Assembleia Legislativa de Pernambuco. 2016.
  4. ^ Vasconcelos, André (2016). "TRIUNFO- PE: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE UM "OÁSIS" NO SERTÃO NORDESTINO" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. ^ "Luciano Bonfim, do Avante, é eleito prefeito de Triunfo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-28.