Map of Lajedo, Brazil

Lajedo is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of about 41,960. It lies at 8.6636°S, 36.3200°W. Lajedo is about 1,488 km (925 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Garanhuns, 31 km to the southwest.

Lajedo at a glance

Where is Lajedo?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Lajedo

• Garanhuns — 31 km southwest
• Belo Jardim — 38 km north
• Pesqueira — 54 km northwest
• Caruaru — 57 km northeast
• Brejo da Madre de Deus — 58 km north
• União dos Palmares — 64 km southeast
• Bonito — 68 km east
• Bom Conselho — 69 km southwest
• Bezerros — 75 km northeast
• Toritama — 79 km north

Largest cities in Pernambuco

• Recife — 1,653,461
• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 644,037
• Petrolina — 418,444
• Caruaru — 402,290
• Olinda — 364,717
• Paulista — 342,167
• Cabo — 216,969
• Garanhuns — 151,803
• Vitória de Santo Antão — 134,084
• Igarassu — 123,017

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.