State o Pernambuco | |
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![]() Location o State o Pernambuco in Brazil | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Caipital an Lairgest Ceety | Recife |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Paulo Câmara |
• Vice Govrenor | Raul Henry |
Area | |
• Total | 98311.616 km2 (37,958.327 sq mi) |
Area rank | 19t |
Population (2010 census)[1] | |
• Total | 8,796,032 |
• Rank | 7t |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 6t |
Demonym(s) | Pernambuano |
GDP | |
• Year | 2007 estimate |
• Total | R$ 32.255.687 (10th) |
• Per caipita | R$ 4.337 (21st) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2005 |
• Category | 0.718 – Low (23rd) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
Postal Code | 50000-000 to 56990-000 |
ISO 3166 code | BR-PE |
Website | pe.gov.br |
Pernambuco (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɛʁnɐ̃ˈbuku])[2] is a state o Brazil, locatit in the Northeast region o the kintra. Tae the north are the states o Paraíba an Ceará, tae the wast is Piauí, tae the sooth are Alagoas an Bahia, an tae the east is the Atlantic Ocean. Thare are aboot 187 kilometer (116 mi) o beaches, some o the maist bonnie in the region, such as Porto de Galinhas, Carneiros an Calhetas. In 1982 the ceety o Olinda, the seicont auldest Brazilian ceety, wis declared a Historical an Cultural Patrimony o Humanity bi the UNESCO. Recife, the Caipital o State an Olinda hae ane o the maist traditional Brazilian Carnival. Baith hae Portuguese airchitectur, wi centuries-auld casarões an kirks, an kilometres o beaches an hintle cultur. The state o Pernambuco includes the airchipelago Fernando de Noronha an aw. The proximity o the Equator guarantees an entire year o sun, wi average temperaturs o 26 °C (79 °F).