Petrolina
Sign in to savePetrolina 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 km2, 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Petrolina
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- Municipality of Petrolina
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira_petrolina.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Brasao de Petrolina.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Brazil Pernambuco Petrolina location map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Pernambuco
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northeast
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Simão Durando
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1870
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4756.8
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
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- History
- Geography
- Distances to other Brazilian cities
- Climate
- Demographics
- Population
- Poverty and inequality
- Religion
- Politics and government
- Economy
- Economic indicators
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Health
- Transport
- See also
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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 km2, 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.
== Etymology == Formerly called (), there is no single story explaining the origin of the name Petrolina. One theory is that the name was in tribute of Brazilian emperor Pedro I and his consort Leopoldina, while another asserts that Petrolina was named for a 'beautiful rock' () found on the banks of the São Francisco.