Tacaratu Explained

-9.1024°N -38.15°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

The indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.^{[2] [3]}

Geography

• 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 Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.

Economy

The 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

Economy by Sector2006

Health Indicators

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Notes and References

1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/tacaratu/panorama IBGE 2020
2. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.
3. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/tacaratu/historico History of Tacaratu
4. http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf Tacaratu 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
5. http://www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br/web/condepefidem PE State site - City by city profile