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Petrolândia
Petrolândia, Brazil.
Petrolândia
town, Brazil
Petrolândia, town, south-central Pernambuco estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies on the left (east) bank of the São Francisco River, at the borders of Bahia, Pernambuco, and Alagoas states. It was known as Jatobå until 1939 and as Itaparica from 1939 until 1943. Petrolândia is the western terminus of the railroad leading from Piranhas, in Alagoas, around the Paulo Afonso Falls. A hydroelectric plant and lignite (brown coal) deposits are located near the town, which is also an agricultural centre. Highways from Recife, Maceió, Aracaju, and other coastal settlements converge upon Petrolândia. Pop. (2010) 32,485.
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