Triunfo is a municipality in the

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Brazilian state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

. The estimated population in 2020, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was 15,243. The area of the municipality is 191.52 km², and in 2010 the population density was 78 inhabitants/km². Triunfo sits at an elevation of in a forested part of the

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, and is the highest municipality in Pernambuco. Far inland and with a milder climate than the surrounding semi-arid plateau, the city has the nickname "Oasis of the Sertão", and tourism is a significant part of the economy. Its current

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is Luciano Fernando de Sousa (better known as Luciano Bonfim) of the Avante party, elected in

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Geography

* Region –

of Pernambuco * Boundaries – state of

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(N); Calumbi (S);

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(W) * Area – 191.52 km² * Elevation – 1004 m * Drainage basin – Pajeú River * Vegetation –

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forest * Climate – Tropical wet and dry (Köppen Aw) * Annual average temperature – 20.4 °C * Distance to

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– 403 km

Climate

Economy

The main economic activities in Triunfo are tourism, commerce and

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, especially farming of

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, ; and plantations of

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Economic indicators

Economy by sector 2006

Health indicators

References

External links

Official website of the ''Prefeitura'' (mayor and city hall) of Triunfo (in Portuguese)

Official website of the ''Câmara Municipal'' (city council) of Triunfo (in Portuguese)
Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-geo-stub