Triunfo, Pernambuco

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,^[2] and in 2010 the population density was 78 inhabitants/km².^[3] 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.

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Triunfo
Municipality
Municipality of Triunfo
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Nickname:  Oasis do Sertão ('Oasis of the Sertão')
Motto:  Sub lege libertas ('Liberty under the law')
Location in Pernambuco
Triunfo Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7.83777°S 38.10194°W / -7.83777; -38.10194
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[1]

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Far inland and with a milder climate than the surrounding semi-arid plateau, the city has the nickname "Oasis of the Sertão",^[4] 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.^[5]