Palmares (Pernambuco)

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Palmares
Coordinates: 8 ° 41 ′  S , 35 ° 36 ′  W
Map: Pernambuco
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Palmares
Palmares on the map of Pernambuco
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Location of the municipality of Palmares in the state of Pernambuco
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Pernambuco
City foundation June 9, 1879
Residents 58,819  (2009)
Detailed data
surface 376.29
height 125  m
Post Code 55540
Time zone UTC −3
City Presidency José Bartolomeu de Almeida Melo
Website www.palmares.pe.gov.br
Rio Una in Palmares
Rio Una in Palmares
Casa de Cultura Palmares cultural center
Casa de Cultura Palmares cultural center

Palmares , officially Município de Palmares , is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil .

Palmares is about 105 km away from Recife , the capital of Pernambuco. Neighboring cities are: Água Preta , Joaquim Nabuco and Xexéu .

Palmares is the bishopric of the Catholic diocese of Palmares .

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

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