Official Name: | Caetés |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pernambuco |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Agreste Pernambucano |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Garanhuns |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Armando Duarte de Almeida |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | August 18, 1943 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (municipality) |
Established Date2: | December 13, 1963 |
Area Total Km2: | 330.472 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
Population Total: | 28,904 |
Population Demonym: | caeteense[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 8.71 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -8.7728°N -36.6228°W |
Elevation M: | 849 |
Postal Code Type: | CEP postal code |
Postal Code: | 55360-000 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 87 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) [4] |
Blank Info: | 0.522 |
Website: | Official website |
Caetés (pronounced as /pt/, 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.
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.