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Petrolina

South America

Petrolina is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 386,791 inhabitants in the municipality, against 293,962 at the 2010 census and 218,538 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Petrolina at latitude -9.39861 and longitude -40.50083, about 383 metres above sea level by its digital elevation model, and assigns it to a time zone that is UTC-3 in the IANA time zone database. GeoNames lists it as a populated place. Petrolina is not the capital of Pernambuco, which is Recife. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes. GeoNames carries a population figure of 418,444 for it.

Facts
Population
386,791 1
Population
418,444 2
Elevation (m)
383 2
Latitude
9.39861 degrees south 2
Longitude
40.50083 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Pernambuco municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Petrolina Municipality 218,538 293,962 386,791
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2. GeoNames: Petrolina
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 418,444
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 383 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Recife
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -9.39861, -40.50083
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 383 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Pernambuco 30
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Pernambuco 30
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Pernambuco 30
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-9.25 -40.75 BSh
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