Passira
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Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded20 December 1963[1]
Elevation176 m (577 ft)
DemonymPassirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Passira | |
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 Aerial view of Passira | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Named after a mountain range near the municipality whose name was derived from the Tupi language meaning "ending in an arrowhead"[1] | |
 Location of Passira in Pernambuco | |
  Passira  Passira | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′30″S 35°34′51″W / 7.97500°S 35.58083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 20 December 1963[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Severino Silvestre de Albuquerque (PSD) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Ernande Francisco da Silva Filho (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 327.210 km2 (126.336 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 28,340[4] |
| • Density | 86.61/km2 (224.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Passirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 55650-000, 55652-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.592 – medium[4] |
| Website | passira.pe.gov.br |
Passira is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Region - Agreste Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Limoeiro and Salgadinho (N); Gravatá, Bezerros and Pombos (S); Cumaru (W); Feira Nova and Glória do Goitá (E)
- Area - 329.75 km2
- Elevation - 176 m
- Hydrography - Capibaribe river
- Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
- Climate - semi arid hot
- Average annual temperature - 24.1 °C
- Distance to Recife - 115 km
- Population - 28,894 (2020)[6]
