Taquaritinga do Norte 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 -
Agreste of Pernambuco
* Boundaries -
Paraiba (N);
Caruaru
Caruaru is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it is nicknamed ''Capital do Agreste'' (Por ...
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Toritama
Toritama is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, in the mesoregion (Brazil), mesoregion of Agreste Pernambucano. It is located at an altitude of 349 m, and it is 153 km west of the Recife, capital Recife. In 2020 it has an esti ...
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Brejo da Madre de Deus
Brejo da Madre de Deus (''Swamp of the Mother of God'') is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 202 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 51,225 inhabitan ...
(S);
Vertentes (E);
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Pernambuco. It is the third largest city in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco with a population of 109,897 inhabitants in 2020. It has 335.309 km² (208.5 square mile ...
(W)
* Area - 475.2 km
2
* Elevation - 774 m
* Hydrography -
Capibaribe River
The Capibaribe River () is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean at Recife.
Etymology
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* Vegetation -
Caatinga
Caatinga (, ) is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" is a Tupi word meaning "white forest" or "white vegetation" (''caa'' = forest, v ...
Hiperxerófila
Deserts and xeric shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Deserts and xeric (ancient Greek xērós, “dry") shrublands form the largest terrestrial biome, covering 19% of Earth's land surface area. Ecoregions in this h ...
* Climate - semi
arid
A region is arid when it severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Regions with arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most ar ...
- hot and dry
* Annual average temperature - 20.9 c
* Distance to
Recife
That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15)
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- 164 km
* Population - 29,127 (2020)
Economy
The main economic activities in Taquaritinga are based in textile industry, general 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 ...
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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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