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Petrolândia

Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil

Field	Value
name	Petrolândia
settlement_type	Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
image_skyline	Petrolandia-vista.jpg
image_alt	Aerial view of Petrolândia
image_caption	Aerial view of Petrolândia
image_shield	Brasao petrolandia.png
shield_alt	Coat of arms of Petrolândia
etymology	Meaning "Land of Pedro", in honor of Emperor Pedro II
image_map	Brazil Pernambuco Petrolândia location map.svg
map_alt	Location of Petrolândia in Pernambuco
map_caption	Location of Petrolândia in Pernambuco
pushpin_map	Brazil#South America
pushpin_relief	yes
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name1	Northeast
subdivision_name2	Pernambuco
established_title	Founded
established_date	9 December 1938
leader_title1	Mayor
leader_name1	Fabiano Jaques Marques (Republicanos) (2025-2028)
leader_title2	Vice Mayor
leader_name2	Rogerio Gomes de Sa (PSD) (2025-2028)
area_total_km2	1056.589
elevation_m	282
population_as_of	2022
population_total	34161
population_density_km2	32.33
population_demonym	Petrolandense (Brazilian Portuguese)
timezone	Brasília Time
utc_offset	-03:00
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	56460-000
blank_name	HDI (2010)
blank_info	0.623 – medium
website	petrolandia.pe.gov.br

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.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Region
Boundaries - Floresta (N), Jatobá (S), Tacaratu (E) and Bahia state (W)
Area - 1056.6 km2
Elevation - 282 m
Hydrography - Moxotó River, tributary of São Francisco River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerofila
Climate - semi-arid hot
Annual average temperature - 25.7 c
Main road - BR 232, BR BR 110, BR 316
Distance to Recife - 430 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Petrolândia are based in commerce, energy and transportation industry, plus primary sector especially fruits such as coconuts, bananas, goiaba; and creations of goats, sheep, bulls and chickens. The energy sector due to the presence of Chesf is the most important activity.

Transport

From 1881 to 1964 Petrolândia was the terminus of a single track railway, known as the Estrada de Ferro Paulo Afonso. This railway was constructed to bypass rapids and waterfalls on the São Francisco River by linking the upper limit of navigation of the Lower São Francisco at Piranhas, with the lower limit of navigation of the Upper São Francisco at Petrolândia.

Indicators

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
32.568	510.512	16.685	0.84%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.50%	73.73%	22.77%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.688	1	58	16.3

References

"Município Petrolândia". Agência Estadual de Planejamento e Pesquisas de Pernambuco.
(30 November 2024). "Eleições 2024: Fabiano Marques (REPUBLICANOS) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Petrolândia-PE". Folha de S.Paulo.
(31 December 2024). "Prefeito de Petrolândia (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". Globo.
"Petrolândia". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.
"CEP Petrolândia/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org.
[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/petrolandia/panorama IBGE 2020]
Meader, Robert E.. (1978). "Indios do Nordeste: Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro". [[SIL International]].
[http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf Petrolandia 2007 GDP IBGE page 32] {{webarchive. link. (4 March 2016)
"PE State site - City by city profile".

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