Sirinhaém is a

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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 ...

with 46,361 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1614 making it among the oldest in the state. The Mayor is Camila Machado Leocadio Lins Dos Santos (PP, 2021 – 2024).

Access

BR-101 The BR-101 (also called ''Translitorânea'' (transcoastal), officially named ''Rodovia Governador Mário Covas''.PE-060, PE-064 (via Cabo de Santo Agostinho)

Geography

* State -

* Region - RMR (

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) * Boundaries -

Ipojuca Ipojuca is a municipality in Pernambuco in eastern Brazil. As of 2020 the population according to IBGE was 97,669 and the per capita income (2007) was R$76.418 (more than $23,000 US dollars) making it one of the country's highest. The settlement d ...

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(N);

Rio Formoso Rio Formoso (English: ''River Handsome''), is a municipality in Pernambuco with 23,628 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries - Sirinhaém (N); Tamandaré (S); Gameleira (W); Tamandar ...

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Tamandaré Tamandarë (Brazilian Portuguese: ''Tamandaré''; Old Tupi: ''Tamandûaré'', lit. "different") is a coastal municipality about south of Recife, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - ...

(S); Ribeirão (W);

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(E) * Area - 378.8 km² * Elevation - 49 m * Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia and

Coconut tree The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

s * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Mean and high annual temperatures - 20.1 °C; 29.5 °C * Distance to

- 65 km

Beaches

*Gamela beach Beach of clear water,

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s and extensive areas of

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s. It has some bars and ''Palhoças'' (tents) offering typical food of the region (based in fish and seafood). *Guadalupe beach Still almost virgin in its 3 kilometers long. Its part of the ''Gold Coast Project'', created to develop in a planned and environmentally way the potential of one extensive

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area since

Cabo de Santo Agostinho Cabo de Santo Agostinho (English: Cape of St. Augustine) is a 448 square kilometer sized municipality located 35 kilometers south of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It is believed by some historians that Vicente Yáñez Pinzón had set anc ...

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. *Barra de Sirinhaém beach

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- marine beach, is largely used to practice

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. With six kilometers long, has several sections where

bathing Bathing is the act of washing the body, usually with water, or the immersion of the body in water. It may be practiced for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes. By analogy, especially as a recreational activity, the term is ...

is not recommended, due to the violence of the

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s. *Ilha de Santo Aleixo - Sirinhaém

Economy

The main economic activities in Sirinhaém are based in food and beverage industry, commerce, some tourism and agriculture especially

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

Economic indicators

Economy by Sector, 2008

Health indicators

PE State site - City by city profile
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Distances from Sirinhaém

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sirinhaem Populated coastal places in Pernambuco Populated places established in 1614 Municipalities in Pernambuco 1614 establishments in the Portuguese Empire