Tacaratu is a
municipality in the state of
Pernambuco,
Brazil. The population in 2020, according with
IBGE
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is 26,106 and the area is 1264.5 km
2.
Demographics
The indigenous
Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.
Geography
* State -
Pernambuco
* Region -
São Francisco Pernambucano
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S ...
* Boundaries -
Floresta (N);
Jatobá and
Alagoas state (S);
Inajá and
Alagoas (E);
Petrolândia
Petrolândia (''Petroland'', named in honour of Dom Pedro II) is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is in the São Francisco Region. Petrolândia has a total area of 1056.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 3 ...
(W)
* Area - 1264.5 km
2
* Elevation - 14 m
* Hydrography - Moxotó river
* Vegetation -
Caatinga hiperxerófila
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.
* Climate -
Semi arid
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
(
Sertão
The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of "outback" with Australia in English ...
) hot and dry
* Annual average temperature - 24.1 c
* Distance to
Recife - 458 km
The municipality contains part of the
Serra Negra Biological Reserve
Serra Negra Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica de Serra Negra) is a Biological reserve in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
History
Indigenous languages such as Huamoé were spoken in the Serra Negra.Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. ''Lín ...
, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.
Economy
The main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and
agribusiness
Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy,
in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise.
The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...
, especially creation of
cattle,
goats and
sheep; and plantations of
mangoes and
bean
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes th ...
s.
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector
2006
Health Indicators
PE State site - City by city profile
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References
Municipalities in Pernambuco
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