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
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Pernambuco municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Petrolina Municipality 218,538 293,962 386,791
View the Source 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
View the Source3. 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 cellQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-9.25 -40.75 BSh
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