São Lourenço da Mata is a city located in the greater
Recife metropolitan area in the state of
Pernambuco, with a population of 114,079 inhabitants (2020 estimate by
IBGE). The city was one of the hosts of the
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...
together with
Recife. The new
Arena Cidade da Copa
Arena Pernambuco (Portuguese: ''Arena de Pernambuco''), officially named Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos, is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 46,154 spectators located in the western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São ...
is set to boost the local economy with the construction of a new stadium, flats, car parks, hospital, technical school, shopping center, integrated metro-bus station, and road improvements.
Geography
* State -
Pernambuco
* Region -
RMR (
Recife)
* Boundaries -
Paudalho (N),
Jaboatão dos Guararapes and
Moreno, Pernambuco
Moreno is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It's integrated in the Recife metropolitan area with another 13 cities. Moreno has a total area of 195.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 63,294 inhabitants in 2020 according ...
(S),
Vitória de Santo Antão and
Chã de Alegria (W),
Recife and
Camaragibe (E)
* Area - 264.35 km
2
* Elevation - 16 m
* Hydrography -
Capibaribe river
* Vegetation -
Atlantic forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...
, capoeira, capoeirinha, and
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
* Climate - Hot tropical and humid
* Annual average temperature - 25.5 °C
* Main road - PE 005
* Distance to
Recife - 18 km
Economy
The main economic activities in São Lourenço da Mata are based in general industry, especially the electrical and transportation sectors.
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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