City profile · Brazil · South America
Petrolina
City population
418,444
#58
in Brazil
#3
in Pernambuco
#1,377
worldwide
-9.399, -40.501 · 1,074 km from Brasília
About Petrolina
Petrolina is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil with a population of 418,444. It is the 58th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,377th largest worldwide. It lies 1,074 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 126
Elevation
383 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Recife
Coordinates
-9.399, -40.501
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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