Pernambuco
StateBR-PEData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: RecifeLanguage: Portuguese
Population
9.6M
Metros tracked
8
5.3M in metros (55%)
Composite score
6.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-PE
At a glance
- Established
- 1889
- Area
- 98,938 km² (38,200 mi²)
- Population density
- 97/km² (250/mi²)
- Highest point
- Pico do Papagaio (1,260 m (4,134 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
- Human Development Index
- 0.760 (2023)
- Chamber of Deputies seats
- 25
- Senators
- 3
- Rank in Brazil
- 11th of 27 by composite score
- Area rank
- 19th of 27 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Recife
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Pernambuco metro footprint
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