Caetés, Pernambuco

Caetés
Municipality
Flag of Caetés
Flag
Official seal of Caetés
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Location in Pernambuco
Location in Pernambuco
Caetés is located in Brazil
Caetés
Caetés
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°46′22″S 36°37′22″W / 8.77278°S 36.62278°W / -8.77278; -36.62278
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StatePernambuco
MesoregionAgreste Pernambucano
MicroregionGaranhuns
FoundedAugust 18, 1943
Incorporated (municipality)December 13, 1963
Government
 • MayorArmando Duarte de Almeida
Area
[1]
 • Total
330.472 km2 (127.596 sq mi)
Elevation
849 m (2,785 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total
28,904
 • Density8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
Demonymcaeteense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
55360-000
Area code87
HDI (2010) [4]0.522
WebsiteOfficial website

Caetés (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐeˈtɛs], Caaetes) is a Brazilian municipality located within the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Agreste Pernambucano and microregion of Garanhuns. The name originates from the indigenous Caetés people who lived in Pernambuco in the 16th century. Caetés is notable for being the birthplace of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 27 October 1945[5] at the time it was considered part of Garanhuns.

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Caetés are based in general commerce and the primary sector, which employs around 83% of the local workforce. The main products are especially manioc, beans, cattle and milk.

Economic Indicators

Population [6] GDP x(1000 R$).[7] GDP pc (R$) PE
26.386 69.567 2.759 0.115%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
18.89% 7.83% 73.22%

Health Indicators

[8]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospital beds (2007) Infant mortality per 1000 (2005)
0.521 1 29 23.2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  5. ^ 'Our hero is back': mud shack in Brazil tells drama of Lula's life. Radio France International, 22 September 2022. https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20220922-our-hero-is-back-mud-shack-in-brazil-tells-drama-of-lula-s-life Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Caetes, page 32]
  7. ^ Caetes 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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