[2] Arcoverde has a total area of 344 km²[3] and lies west of the capital Recife by 256 km.

Arcoverde has boundaries with Paraíba to the north, Buíque and Pedra to the south, Pesqueira to the east, and Sertânia to the west.

In the census of 2022, Arcoverde had a population of 77,742 people,[4] making it the 22nd most populous municipality in Pernambuco and the third most populous in the Sertão Pernambucano region, trailing only Serra Talhada[5] and Araripina.

[6] The main economic activities in Arcoverde are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.

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