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Population: 152,484 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Garanhuns is a Brazilian municipality in the agreste of the state of Pernambuco, 230 kilometres from the state capital, Recife. It covers an area of 458.552 km² and belongs to the Caruaru Intermediate Geographic Region, where it is the main and most populous municipality of the Garanhuns Immediate Geographic Region. In 2022, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) estimated its population at approximately 142,506 inhabitants, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Pernambuco, the third most populous in the interior of the state and the second most populous in the Pernambuco agreste region.
Originally, its lands were occupied by Indigenous peoples of the Cariri group. Around the 17th century, Whites and Blacks who had fled Dutch rule settled in the brejo regions, establishing themselves in scattered villages. On 29 September 1658, the field master Nicolau Aranha Pacheco, the captain Cosmo de Brito Cação, Antonio Fernandes Aranha and Ambrósio Aranha de Farias received from the acting governor, André Vidal de Negreiros, a land grant (sesmaria) of about 20 leagues in extent: one of its parcels was in the fields of Garanhuns and another in Panema. In that same year, Sítio Garcia was founded in the area where the municipality's district seat is located today.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
PE average (15 cities): 47 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
13.77 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
39.22 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
PE average (15 cities): 21 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
155.6 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,320.91 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 29 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.05 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.16 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PE average (15 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 43 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
22.68 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
95.79 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
103.35 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Zumbi dos Palmares (SBMO), 103 km in a straight line · 122 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 22.1 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.0 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 26.8 | 25.2 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 29.1 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 18.4 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 18.2 |
| Rain (mm) | 40 | 46 | 92 | 101 | 113 | 162 | 141 | 102 | 50 | 20 | 17 | 33 |
Weather station Garanhuns, 2 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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