Floresta, Pernambuco
Floresta | |
|---|---|
Plaza Antonio Ferraz in Floresta | |
| Motto(s): Brazilian Portuguese: Com o povo, construindo um novo tempo English: With the people, constructing a new time | |
Location of Floresta in Pernambuco | |
| Coordinates: 8°36′3″S 38°34′4″W / 8.60083°S 38.56778°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Founded | 20 June 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rosangela de Moura Maniçoba Novaes Ferraz (PP) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Ana Beatriz Leal Numeriano de Sá (REDE) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,637.247 km2 (1,404.349 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 30,137 |
| • Density | 8.36/km2 (21.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Florestano (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56400-000, 56410-000, 56415-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.626 – medium |
| Website | floresta.pe.gov.br |
Floresta is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is situated at latitude 08º36'04" south and at longitude 38º34'07" west, at an altitude of 316 metres. Its population was estimated in 2020 to be 33,184 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. It has an area of 3644.17 km2.