9°06′09″S 38°09′00″W / 9.102436°S 38.150024°W
Tacaratu is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE is 26,106 and the area is 1264.5 km2.[1]
Demographics
editThe indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.[2][3]
Geography
edit- State - Pernambuco
- Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Floresta (N); Jatobá and Alagoas state (S); Inajá and Alagoas (E); Petrolândia (W)
- Area - 1264.5 km2
- Elevation - 14 m
- Hydrography - Moxotó river
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
- Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 24.1 c
- Distance to Recife - 458 km
The municipality contains part of the 625 hectares (1,540 acres) Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.[4]
Economy
editThe main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats and sheep; and plantations of mangoes and beans.
Economic Indicators
edit| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[5] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.231 | 52.359 | 2.548 | 0.087% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 11.48% | 8.19% | 80.33% |
Health Indicators
edit| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.585 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ History of Tacaratu. IBGE. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Serra Negra (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-17
- ^ Tacaratu 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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