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Lagoa dos Gatos
Lagoa dos Gatos
Municipality
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	Location in Pernambuco state
	Lagoa dos Gatos Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 8°39′28″S 35°54′00″W / 8.65778°S 35.90000°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	233.16 km2 (90.02 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	16,318
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Lagoa dos Gatos is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

History

Portuguese explorers first reached the place in the late 18th century, and it is presumed that José Cavalcanti Fragoso was the one to establish the settlement of Peri-Peri, which would later become the town. Lagoa dos Gatos was officially recognised as a populational gathering in 1832 and became a village in 1839. In 1928 it was renamed Frei Caneca, until 1938, when it reverted to its original name.

Local legends state that the name, which literally means "Cat's Lagoon", was used by its first explorers after sighting a few margays at a small lagoon.

In 1832 the mountainous surroundings of Lagoa dos Gatos played an important role at the "Guerra dos Cabanos" (War of Cabanos), one of the many uprisings in Brasil's first years of independence.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Cupira (N); São Benedito do Sul (S); Panelas (W); Belém de Maria and Jaqueira (E)
Area - 233.16 km²
Elevation - 464 m
Hydrography - Una river
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Climate - tropical hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 24.0 c
Distance to Recife - 159 km