Macaparana is a city located 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 ...

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. Located away from

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, capital of the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated () population of 25,472 inhabitants.

Geography

* State –

* Region – Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries – Paraiba state (N and W); São Vicente Ferrer and Vicência (S); Timbaúba (E). * Area – * Elevation – * Hydrography –

Goiana River The Goiana River is a river in Pernambuco state of northeastern Brazil. It is formed by the confluence of the Tracunhaém and Capibaribe Mirim rivers, and drains eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. The Goiana River marks the northern extent of th ...

* Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest * Climate – Hot tropical and humid * Annual average temperature – * Distance to

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Economy

The main economic activities in Macaparana are based in industry,

commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and

livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...

such as

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 ma ...

and

poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, ...

Economic indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health indicators

PE State site – City by city profile
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Twin towns — sister cities

Macaparana is twinned with:

References

Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-geo-stub