Mirandiba
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Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded20 October 1958[1]
Elevation450 m (1,480 ft)
DemonymMirandibense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Mirandiba | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Derived from the indigenous language, meaning "white-lipped peccary"[1] | |
 Location of Mirandiba in Pernambuco | |
  Mirandiba  Mirandiba | |
| Coordinates: 8°7′17″S 38°43′42″W / 8.12139°S 38.72833°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 20 October 1958[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evaldo Bezerra de Carvalho (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Gilberto Gomes de Sá (UNIÃO) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 821.676 km2 (317.251 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 14,166[4] |
| • Density | 17.24/km2 (44.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mirandibense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56980-000, 56990-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.591 – medium[4] |
| Website | mirandiba.pe.gov.br |
Mirandiba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,470 inhabitants and the total area is 821.68 km2.[6]
The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[7]
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - São José do Belmonte (N); Carnaubeira da Penha (S); Serra Talhada (E); Salgueiro and Verdejante (W).
- Area - 809.26 km2
- Elevation - 450 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
- Distance to Recife - 470 km
