Dormentes
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Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded1 October 1991[1]
Elevation492 m (1,614 ft)
DemonymDormentense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Dormentes | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Location of Dormentes in Pernambuco | |
  Dormentes  Dormentes | |
| Coordinates: 8°26′49″S 40°46′15″W / 8.44694°S 40.77083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 1 October 1991[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria do Socorro Coelho de Sousa (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Jurandir Ribeiro Torres (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,539.052 km2 (594.231 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,188[4] |
| • Density | 11.17/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dormentense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56355-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.589 – medium[4] |
| Website | dormentes.pe.gov.br |
Dormentes is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 750 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 19,079 inhabitants and the area is 1539.05 km².[6]
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Santa Filomena (N); Petrolina (S); Santa Cruz and Lagoa Grande (E); Afrânio and Piauí state (W).
- Area - 1537.59 km²
- Elevation - 492 m
- Hydrography - Garças and Pontal rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão)
- Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
- Distance to Recife - 750 km
