Vilhena

Vilhena
Municipality
The Municipality of Vilhena
Aerial view of Vilhena
Location of Vilhena in the State of Rondônia
Coordinates: 12°44′26″S 60°08′45″W / 12.74056°S 60.14583°W / -12.74056; -60.14583
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Rondônia
FoundedNovember 23, 1977
Government
  MayorFlori Cordeiro (PODE)
Area
  Total
11,519 km2 (4,448 sq mi)
Elevation
615 m (2,018 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
102,211
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
HDI (2000)0.771 – medium
Websitewww.vilhena.ro.gov.br

12°44′26″S 60°08′45″W / 12.74056°S 60.14583°W / -12.74056; -60.14583 Vilhena (pronounced [viˈʎenɐ]) is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 102,211 (IBGE-2020) and its area is 11,519 km2. It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia and has the best HDI in the state (0,771 – UNDP/2000). According to IBGE-2015, Vilhena also had a GDP of R$1.824.367,69(approximately US$460 million), which represented a GDP per capita of R$23.055,20 (around US$6.000,00)