Xingó Dam
The Xingó Dam is a concrete face rock-fill dam on the São Francisco River on the border of Alagoas and Sergipe, near Piranhas, Brazil. The dam was built for navigation, water supply and hydroelectric power generation as it supports a 3,162 megawatts power station.Photo: Sitenl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric plant in Brazil
- Also known as: “UHE Xingó” and “Xingo Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piranhas.
Piranhas
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piranhas is a historic municipality near the western limit of the State of Alagoas, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Located on the banks of the São Francisco River, on the border with the State of Sergipe, Piranhas was founded in 1891 and originally named Floriano Peixoto. Piranhas is situated 4 km east of Xingó Dam.
Xingó Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, industry, and building
- Location: Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe, Northeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.62478° or 9° 37′ 29″ southLongitude
-37.79736° or 37° 47′ 51″ westOperator
CHESF Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São FranciscoOpen location code
692496G3+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 390650773OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q501132
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Xingó Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Xingó Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Xingó 水力發電廠”
- Chinese: “辛戈水电站”
- Chinese: “辛戈水電站”
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Xingó”
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Xingó”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد شينجو”
- French: “barrage de Xingó”
- French: “Barrage de Xingó”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Xingó”
- German: “Wasserkraftwerk Xingó”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xingó-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Xingó-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Xingó”
- Portuguese: “Xingó”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Xingó”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Шінго”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museu de Arqueologia de Xingó and Centro de Recepção de Xingó Chesf.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Subestação de Xingó and Restaurante Caboclo d Água.
Sergipe: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Aracaju, São Cristóvão, and Estância.
Curious Power Stations to Discover
Uncover intriguing power stations from every corner of the globe.