Igarassu is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, on the north coast of the metropolitan region of Recife, about 32 kilometres from the state capital. It is the second-oldest city of the country and one of the earliest European settlements in Brazil, and it is the site of the oldest church in the country, the Church of Saints Cosme and Damião, built in 1535. The city is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, and its historic center was designated a national monument by the national heritage institute IPHAN in 1972. The 2022 census counted 115,196 residents.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Pernambuco municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Igarassu Municipality 82,277 102,021 115,196
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Igarassu
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -7.83417, -34.90639
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 22 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Recife
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -7.75 N/S -34.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -7.75 N/S -34.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-7.75 -34.75 Am
Igarassu (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
On Continent: South America, Lead
is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
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