Gameleira is a city in

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 ...

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. The name Gameleira is derived from the large number of Gameleira trees (family

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) that were growing in the region. The city is 99 km away from

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, the capital city of Pernambuco. Gameleira has a bus terminal, a public library, two state schools and several municipal schools.

History

The district of Gameleira was created by Provincial Law 763 (Lei Provincial n° 763), on July 11, 1867. It was then part of the municipality of Sirinhaém. In 1872, it became a village (Lei Provincial n° 1.057). In 1860, the established a station in Gameleira. Local sugarcane plantations used the railroad to transport sugar to the port in Recife.

Geography

* State -

* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries - Ribeirão (N);

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(S and W);

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and Ribeirão (E) * Area - 257.72 km² * Elevation - 101 m * Hydrography -

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and

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s * Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Annual average temperature - 25.1 c * Distance to

- 94 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Gameleira are based in

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 plantation of

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 ...

; and creations of

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 ...

and buffalos.

Economic indicators

Economy by Sector

Health indicators

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References

External links

Official website
Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-geo-stub