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Pernambuco Map

Every municipality, city and town in Pernambuco on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and municipalities above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a municipality to see its population, area and largest towns.

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Printable maps of Pernambuco

Free to print for class and home: Pernambuco with its cities and towns, a map of its municipalities, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.

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Key facts

Capital
Recife
Largest city
Recife (1,588,983)
Population
9,583,176 (2026)
Area
98,064 km² (37,863 sq mi)
Municipalities of Pernambuco
185
Most populous municipality
Recife (1,588,983)
Largest municipality by area
Petrolina, 4,559 km² (1,760 sq mi)
Map of Pernambuco with its largest cities
Map of Pernambuco with its largest cities

About Pernambuco

Pernambuco has 185 municipalities and about 9,583,176 people (2026) on 98,064 km² (37,863 sq mi). Recife is both the capital and the largest city, with 1,588,983 people. It borders Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba and Piauí.

Recife is the most populous municipality (1,588,983 people) and Fernando de Noronha the least (3,364); Petrolina is the largest by area (4,559 km²) and Fernando de Noronha the smallest (19 km²).

Largest cities in Pernambuco

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 185 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

#CityMunicipalityPopulation
1RecifeRecife1,588,983
2Jaboatão dos GuararapesJaboatão dos Guararapes685,222
3PetrolinaPetrolina422,461
4CaruaruCaruaru408,281
5PaulistaPaulista367,155
6OlindaOlinda364,087
7Cabo de Santo AgostinhoCabo de Santo Agostinho219,044
8CamaragibeCamaragibe156,425
9GaranhunsGaranhuns152,484
10Vitória de Santo AntãoVitória de Santo Antão142,419
11IgarassuIgarassu123,666
12São Lourenço da MataSão Lourenço da Mata118,719
13IpojucaIpojuca107,370
14Santa Cruz do CapibaribeSanta Cruz do Capibaribe105,386
15Abreu e LimaAbreu e Lima104,527
16Serra TalhadaSerra Talhada99,436
17GravatáGravatá92,929
18AraripinaAraripina90,873
19GoianaGoiana85,806
20Belo JardimBelo Jardim84,389
21CarpinaCarpina83,727
22ArcoverdeArcoverde82,933
23OuricuriOuricuri68,637
24SurubimSurubim68,104
25SalgueiroSalgueiro66,233

Populations are IBGE's estimates of the resident population on 1 July 2026; the 185 municipalities add up to the state's 9,583,176. Towns are the municipalities' seats with the population of the whole municipality, rural districts included.

Municipalities of Pernambuco

All 185 municipalities. Select one to show it on the map.

Municipalities of Pernambuco. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
Municipality104,527126
Municipality42,915378
Municipality19,4641,492
Municipality24,740200
Municipality26,760532
Municipality43,922886
Municipality14,473209
Municipality37,328273
Municipality21,087450
Municipality18,209233
Municipality10,600119
Municipality20,05296
Municipality90,8732,037
Municipality82,933344
Municipality12,587119
Municipality42,108233
Municipality10,76976
Municipality18,5881,831
Municipality84,389647
Municipality11,9441,256
Municipality65,190497
Municipality36,1611,622
Municipality46,212791
Municipality39,300227
Municipality39,258393
Municipality9,433160
Municipality8,055106
Municipality51,492762
Municipality13,95893
Municipality53,5451,296
Municipality219,044445
Municipality31,7761,659
Municipality20,729179
Municipality30,692295
Municipality11,461121
Municipality5,342179
Municipality156,42551
Municipality18,04472
Municipality7,95239
Municipality25,114423
Municipality18,821337
Municipality19,551432
Municipality12,7391,004
Municipality83,727146
Municipality408,281919
Municipality13,447117
Municipality32,909209
Municipality10,842149
Municipality13,52849
Municipality21,28985
Municipality25,44690
Municipality17,679318
Municipality10,347103
Municipality16,179291
Municipality24,38295
Municipality39,7971,382
Municipality17,8741,544
Municipality62,102342
Municipality33,5331,337
Municipality22,271108
Municipality3,36419
Municipality16,10393
Municipality20,723996
Municipality31,7713,637
Municipality14,043214
Municipality17,223258
Municipality152,484459
Municipality30,465234
Municipality85,806445
Municipality7,227522
Municipality92,929507
Municipality17,538635
Municipality28,2071,929
Municipality7,325190
Municipality123,666307
Municipality11,329836
Municipality25,77866
Municipality28,0081,241
Municipality4,989244
Municipality107,370522
Municipality30,828694
Municipality4,491437
Municipality34,3801,034
Municipality36,677304
Municipality14,240412
Municipality29,85974
Municipality17,171163
Municipality685,222259
Municipality10,40087
Municipality16,332715
Municipality14,490278
Municipality28,786134
Municipality13,334123
Municipality12,067120
Municipality16,095105
Municipality13,980148
Municipality19,81557
Municipality18,89269
Municipality12,369200
Municipality14,283225
Municipality25,0201,845
Municipality42,120189
Municipality59,194274
Municipality24,658108
Municipality11,31058
Municipality25,990387
Municipality9,220200
Municipality14,610822
Municipality10,829404
Municipality57,661194
Municipality32,205131
Municipality364,08741
Municipality22,389138
Municipality14,157555
Municipality68,6372,382
Municipality56,346339
Municipality7,059169
Municipality23,234380
Municipality12,838185
Municipality18,8972,610
Municipality29,767327
Municipality60,187270
Municipality367,15597
Municipality23,732922
Municipality65,549970
Municipality36,2091,057
Municipality422,4614,559
Municipality10,781205
Municipality29,261203
Municipality14,408114
Municipality17,507231
Municipality6,751211
Municipality1,588,983219
Municipality21,561314
Municipality33,464290
Municipality20,322227
Municipality11,208190
Municipality5,34687
Municipality66,2331,679
Municipality14,081252
Municipality18,699268
Municipality14,3621,246
Municipality11,936115
Municipality105,386335
Municipality12,3221,005
Municipality42,8743,001
Municipality14,63492
Municipality10,464200
Municipality13,435160
Municipality51,075719
Municipality39,358382
Municipality25,009258
Municipality20,436225
Municipality19,54969
Municipality37,0171,474
Municipality32,523774
Municipality118,719264
Municipality17,179112
Municipality99,4362,980
Municipality18,7691,535
Municipality34,2732,410
Municipality39,113374
Municipality5,371139
Municipality68,104253
Municipality29,261388
Municipality14,380228
Municipality24,9861,265
Municipality24,796214
Municipality25,523475
Municipality6,850152
Municipality9,241319
Municipality47,069288
Municipality44,18326
Municipality14,481137
Municipality32,414296
Municipality15,141192
Municipality30,149888
Municipality8,269188
Municipality17,605332
Municipality9,492476
Municipality7,77074
Municipality23,286196
Municipality26,522228
Municipality142,419373
Municipality11,615111

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Sources

  • Municipalities and states: IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), Malha Municipal 2025, the municipal and state boundaries of 2025, with the municipalities' areas (geoftp.ibge.gov.br).
  • Populations: IBGE, Estimativas da População, resident population estimated for 1 July 2026, by municipality (SIDRA table 6579); municipality names: IBGE Localidades API.
  • Town locations (the municipal seats): IBGE, Localidades do Brasil 2022.
  • Federal highways (BR-xxx), rivers, lakes and reservoirs: IBGE, Base Cartográfica Contínua do Brasil 1:250 000 (BC250), edition 2025.