Cortês is a city in the state of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...
,
Brazil
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. It is 149 km away from the state capital
Recife
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, and has an estimated (
IBGE 2020) population of 12,560 inhabitants.
Geography
* State -
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...
* 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 (the distance by road is ). The population of Gravatá in 2020 was 84,699 inhabitants, according with IBGE.
Geography
Gravatá is located at ...
(N);
Joaquim Nabuco (S);
Amaraji and
Ribeirão (E);
Bonito and
Barra de Guabiraba (W)
* Area - 101.33 km
2
* Elevation - 302 m
* Hydrography -
Sirinhaém River
* 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, especially
sugarcane,
bananas and
cattle
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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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