Nazaré da Mata is a city located in the state of

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. Located at 62 km from

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, capital of the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 32,573 people, and it is well known as the town of '' Maracatu Rural'' and its ''engenhos de cana-de-açúcar'' (sugarcane plantations houses). It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré.

Geography

* State -

* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries - Aliança, Condado and

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(N);

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(S and E);

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and

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(E) * Area - 150.8 km² * Elevation - 89 m * Hydrography -

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* Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Annual average temperature - 25.3 c * Distance to

- 62 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Nazaré da Mata are based in food and beverage industry,

commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

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 ...

, especially

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of 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 stout, jointed, fib ...

; and

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

such as

poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, Eggs as food, eggs or feathers. The practice of animal husbandry, raising poultry is known as poultry farming. These birds are most typ ...

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are calle ...

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...

s and sheep.

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Economy by Sector 2006

Health indicators

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