Goiana | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Goiana | |
 Goiana town hall | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname(s): One Museum Open at the Earth (Um museu aberto ao mundo),
A Cidade do Futuro (City of Future) | |
  Goiana Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 07°33′39″S 35°00′10″W / 7.56083°S 35.00278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Municipal seat | August 3, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Honório (PSL, 2021 – 2024)(current) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 501.17 km2 (193.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 80,055 |
| • Density | 150.72/km2 (390.4/sq mi) |
| [1][2] | |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 55900-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.651 – medium[3] |
Goiana (pronounced IPA: [gojˈɐ̃nɐ]) is a city in Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pernambuco,[4] roughly 65 km north of the city of Recife, 51 km from the capital of Paraíba and 2,187 km from Brasília.
Its historic center was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1938.[5] It also has the easternmost continental point in its state, at Ponta do Funil in the coastal district of Ponta de Pedras.
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). "Goiana". Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Ranking IDHM Municípios 2010". Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "IBGE Statistics". Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goyanna". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 303.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
