Cortês is a city in the state of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is 149 km away from the state capital
Recife
That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15)
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, and has an estimated (
IBGE 2020) population of 12,560 inhabitants.
Geography
* State -
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
* Region -
Zona da mata Pernambucana
* Boundaries -
Gravatá
Gravatá is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, located about from the state's capital Recife
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(N);
Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849 – January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian writer, statesman, and a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country.
Early life and education
Born in Brazil, Joaquim was the son ...
(S);
Amaraji
Amaraji is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 22,870 inhabitants.
Geography
* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
* Boundaries - Chã Grande (N); Ribeirão (S); ...
and
Ribeirão (E);
Bonito
Bonitos are a tribe of medium-sized, ray-finned predatory fish in the family Scombridae – a family it shares with the mackerel, tuna, and Spanish mackerel tribes, and also the butterfly kingfish. Also called the tribe Sardini, it consists of ...
and
Barra de Guabiraba
Barra de Guabiraba (''Guabiraba Bar'') is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located 132.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. The city has an estimated ( Ibge 2020) population of 14,510 inhabitants.
...
(W)
* Area - 101.33 km
2
* Elevation - 302 m
* Hydrography -
Sirinhaém River
The Sirinhaém River is a river of Pernambuco state in eastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 2 ...
* Vegetation -
Subperenifólia forest
* Climate - Hot tropical and humid
* Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
* Distance to
Recife
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- 149 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Cortês are largely dominated by the food & beverage industry 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
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
,
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
s and
cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...
.
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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