Vitória de Santo Antão
Vitória de Santo Antão
Municipality of Pernambuco | |
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| Nickname: "Victory"
"City of Braga" "Capital of the Zone da Mata" "Pitú Land " | |
| Motto: Victory | |
Location in the state of Pernambuco and Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 08°07′35″S 35°18′27″W / 8.12639°S 35.30750°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast Region |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paulo Roberto(MDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 335.941 km2 (129.708 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 134,084 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Vitória de Santo Antão is a city in Pernambuco State, Brazil, 46 kilometers west of Recife. Its territorial area is 335,942 km², 5,717 km² of which lies within the urban perimeter. In 2021, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) estimated its population at approximately 140,389 inhabitants, being the tenth most populous city in Pernambuco, the fourth most populous in the interior of the state and the most populous in Zona da Mata. According to the Firjan Municipal Development Index (IFDM), Vitória de Santo Antão was elected the 8th best city of Pernambuco to live in.