Petrolândia
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Petrolândia (Petroland, named in honour of Dom Pedro II) is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is in the São Francisco Region. Petrolândia has a total area of 1056.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 36,901 inhabitants in 2020 according to the IBGE. It has one of the largest GDP per capita of Sertão due to the location of one hydroelectric power plant, property of CHESF.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Petrolândia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Petrolandia-vista.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Aerial view of Petrolândia
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- Aerial view of Petrolândia
- Settlement.image_shield
- Brasao petrolandia.png
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Coat of arms of Petrolândia
- Settlement.etymology
- Meaning "Land of Pedro", in honor of Emperor Pedro II
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- Brazil Pernambuco Petrolândia location map.svg
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- Location of Petrolândia in Pernambuco
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- Location of Petrolândia in Pernambuco
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil#South America
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- yes
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- Country
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- Region
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- State
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- Northeast
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- Founded
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Brazil
- Demonym
- petrolandense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Pernambuco
- Population
- 32963
- Area
- 1056.648
- Elevation
- 282
- Shares border with
- Tacaratu
- Official website
- www.petrolandia.pe.gov.br
- Image
- Petrolandia-vista.jpg
- Dialing code
- 87
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- Commons category
- Petrolândia (Pernambuco)
- postal code
- 56460-000
- Human Development Index
- 0.623
- electorate
- 25130
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Petrolândia (Petroland, named in honour of Dom Pedro II) is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is in the São Francisco Region. Petrolândia has a total area of 1056.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 36,901 inhabitants in 2020 according to the IBGE. It has one of the largest GDP per capita of Sertão due to the location of one hydroelectric power plant, property of CHESF.
==Languages== The Kambiwá language, now extinct, was spoken in the village of Barreira in Petrolândia.
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