Garanhuns
Garanhuns is a city in Brazil with a population of about 151,064.
Garanhuns is a Brazilian municipality in the Agreste region of the state of Pernambuco, located 230 kilometers from the state capital, Recife. It covers an area of 458.552 km² and belongs to the Caruaru Intermediate Geographic Region, serving as the principal and most populous municipality in the Garanhuns Immediate Geographic Region. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2022 Census, Garanhuns had an estimated population of approximately 142,506 inhabitants, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Pernambuco, the third most populous in the state's interior, and the second most populous in the Pernambucan Agreste region.
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About Garanhuns
| Country | Brazil |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 30 |
| Population | 151,064 |
| Local currency | BRL |
| Coordinates | -8.8820, -36.5022 |
| Time zone | America/Recife |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 1,458 km · Brasilia |
| Population (Brazil) | #218 most populated in Brazil |
| Where on Earth | 8°52′55″S · 36°30′8″W |
| Hemisphere | S · W |
| Distance to the equator | 989 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 9,030 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Samba (Angola) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 8.88, 143.50 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| São Paulo | 1,956 km |
| New York | 6,720 km |
| Paris | 7,455 km |
| London | 7,563 km |
| Cairo | 8,419 km |
| Los Angeles | 9,809 km |