Pernambuco
StateBR-PEState 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
- Population density
- 97 /km²
- 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
8 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
8 tracked metros
5.8
#2026Petrolina
0.4418KLocal Metro
#2032Caruaru
0.4405KLocal Metro
#3340Garanhuns
0.1152KLocal Metro
0.0
144KLocal Metro
0.0
105KLocal Metro
#3828Salgueiro
0.066KLocal Metro
0.0
43KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #423 | Recife★ Capital | 4.0M | 5.8 | Established Metro |
| #2026 | Petrolina | 418K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2032 | Caruaru | 405K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #3340 | Garanhuns | 152K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3400 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 144K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3597 | Santa Cruz do Capibaribe | 105K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3828 | Salgueiro | 66K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4022 | Afogados da Ingazeira | 43K | 0.0 | Local Metro |