Triunfo is a municipality in the Northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
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 1,004 metres (3,294 ft) in a forested part of the Sertão, and is the highest municipality in Pernambuco.
Triunfo | |
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Municipality of Triunfo | |
Nickname: Oasis do Sertão ('Oasis of the Sertão') | |
Motto: Sub lege libertas ('Liberty under the law') | |
Coordinates: 7°50′16″S 38°06′07″W / 7.83777°S 38.10194°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luciano Bonfim (Avante) |
Area | |
• Total | 191.52 km2 (73.95 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 15,006 |
• Estimate (2020) | 15,243 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym | triunfense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2010) | 0.670 – medium |
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 mayor is Luciano Fernando de Sousa (better known as Luciano Bonfim) of the Avante party, elected in 2020.
Climate data for Triunfo, Pernambuco, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1961-2010 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.3 (91.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 26.8 (80.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.4 (70.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.2 (63.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.8 (44.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 135.8 (5.35) | 164.4 (6.47) | 193.8 (7.63) | 193.3 (7.61) | 130.1 (5.12) | 127.2 (5.01) | 107.8 (4.24) | 65.6 (2.58) | 20.9 (0.82) | 25.3 (1.00) | 25.3 (1.00) | 54.9 (2.16) | 1,244.4 (48.99) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 100 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 66.7 | 72.2 | 77.7 | 79.8 | 81.5 | 85.1 | 82.3 | 76.0 | 63.7 | 56.3 | 56.0 | 59.2 | 71.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227.9 | 201.6 | 223.3 | 217.5 | 205.2 | 175.4 | 200.9 | 232.2 | 266.8 | 285.7 | 273.1 | 259.8 | 2,769.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 63 |
Source: INMET |
The main economic activities in Triunfo are tourism, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, ; and plantations of guavas and sugarcane.
Population | GDP (in thousands of Brazilian Reais (R$)) (2007) | GDP per capita (R$) | Percent of Pernambuco GDP |
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15.770 | 45.932 | 3.017 | 0.077% |
Economy by sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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11.10% | 9.93% | 78.97% |
HDI (2010) | Hospitals (2010) | Hospitals beds (2010) | Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (2013) |
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0.670 | 1 | 13 | 21.62 |
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