City profile · Brazil · South America
Garanhuns
City population
151,803
#208
in Brazil
#9
in Pernambuco
#3,743
worldwide
-8.882, -36.502 · 1,458 km from Brasília
About Garanhuns
Garanhuns is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil with a population of 151,803. It is the 208th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 3,743rd largest worldwide. It lies 1,458 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 126
Elevation
950 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Recife
Coordinates
-8.882, -36.502
Record updated
2026-07-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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