São Caetano, Pernambuco
Encyclopedia
Geography
- State - PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
- Region - Agreste PernambucanoAgresteIn Brazil, the agreste is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão...
- Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de DeusBrejo da Madre de DeusBrejo da Madre de Deus is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 202 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 42.250 inhabitants...
(N); AltinhoAltinho, PernambucoAltinho is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 22.427 inhabitants and the total area is 454.49 km2.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste of Pernambuco...
(S); CaruaruCaruaruCaruaru is a Brazilian city in the Pernambuco state. The most populous city in the interior of the state, it's located in the zone named Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it's known by its people as the Capital do Agreste and Princesinha do Agreste.130 kilometers from...
(E); TacaimbóTacaimbóTacaimbó is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste Pernambucano* Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus ; Cachoeirinha ; São Caitano ; Belo Jardim...
and CachoeirinhaCachoeirinha, PernambucoCachoeirinha is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 169 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste Pernambucano...
(W) - Area - 382.48 sqkm
- Elevation - 552 m
- Hidrography - CapibaribeCapibaribe RiverThe Capibaribe River is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean.-Etymology:...
, IpojucaIpojuca River-References:*...
and Una River (Pernambuco) rivers - Vegetation - CaatingaCaatingaCaatinga is a type of vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in the northeastern part of Brazil. The name "Caatinga" is a Tupi word meaning "white forest" or "white vegetation"...
Hipoxerófila - Clima - semi arid hot
- Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
- Distance to RecifeRecifeRecife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
- 148 km
Economy
The main economic activities in São Caetano are based in textile industry, commerce and agribusinessAgribusiness
In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term for the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales....
especially plantations of manioc; and creations of cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
, goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
s, sheeps and pig
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
s.
Economic indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36.366 | 102.243 | 2.941 | 0.17 % |
Economy by Sector
2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 3.25 % | 12.46 % | 84.29% |
Health indicators
| HDI Human Development Index The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries... (2000) |
Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.580 | 1 | 41 | 29.8 |