Água Preta (''Black Water'') is a Brazilian municipality (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 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
. It covers , and has a population of 37,082 with a population density of 62.05 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Água Preta was founded as a district of the municipality of
Rio Formoso in 10 de novembro 1809. It became an independent municipality on July 3, 1895. The
Praieira revolt (1848–1849), which originated
Recife
Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...
, spread to Água Preta in its first year. Captain
Pedro Ivo Veloso da Silveira (? - 1852) took refuge in the forests of Agua Preta after the defeat of his faction in Recife and organized a guerrilla resistance for two years before his surrender.
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 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
* Region -
Zona da mata Pernambucana
* Boundaries -
Ribeirão (N);
Barreiros and
Alagoas
Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...
state (S);
Palmares,
Xexéu and
Joaquim Nabuco (W);
Tamandaré and
Gameleira (E)
* Area -
* Elevation -
* Hydrography -
Una and
Sirinhaém Rivers
* Vegetation -
Subperenifólia forest
* Climate - hot, tropical, and humid
* Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
* Distance to the capital (
Recife
Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...
) -
Economy
The main economic activities in Água Preta are based in
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 plantations of
sugarcane
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and
cattle-keeping. The city's other main economy is the
civil service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...
.
Economic indicators
Economy by sector
2006
Health indicators
See also
*
List of municipalities in Pernambuco
References
Municipalities in Pernambuco
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