Sirinhaém Explained

Sirinhaém
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:The Municipality of Sirinhaém
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Northeast
Subdivision Name2: Pernambuco
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Camila Machado Leocadio Lins Dos Santos (PP, 2021 – 2024)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:June 12, 1614
Area Total Km2:378.790
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:46,361
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-8.5947°N -35.1139°W
Elevation M:49
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:55580-000
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.597 – low[2]

Sirinhaém is a municipality in Pernambuco with 46,361 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1614 making it among the oldest in the state. The Mayor is Camila Machado Leocadio Lins Dos Santos (PP, 2021 – 2024).

Access

BR-101, PE-060, PE-064 (via Cabo de Santo Agostinho)

Geography

Beaches

See also: Pernambuco Beaches.

Beach of clear water, reefs and extensive areas of coconut trees. It has some bars and Palhoças (tents) offering typical food of the region (based in fish and seafood).

Still almost virgin in its 3 kilometers long. Its part of the Gold Coast Project, created to develop in a planned and environmentally way the potential of one extensive coast area since Cabo de Santo Agostinho until Maragogi in Alagoas.

Fluvial - marine beach, is largely used to practice water sports. With six kilometers long, has several sections where bathing is not recommended, due to the violence of the waves.

Economy

The main economic activities in Sirinhaém are based in food and beverage industry, commerce, some tourism and agriculture especially coconuts.

Economic indicators

Economy by Sector, 2008

Health indicators

[5]

Distances from Sirinhaém

São Paulo 2069 km Rio de Janeiro 1813 km Salvador, Bahia 613 km
Brasília 1607 kmFortaleza 662 km Belo Horizonte 1571 km
Curitiba 2401 km Manaus 2824 km Recife 65 km mais próxima
Porto Alegre 2918 km Belém 1683 km Goiânia 1779 km

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/sirinhaem/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/Ranking-IDHM-Municipios-2010.aspx
  3. http://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2013/estimativa_2013_dou.pdf Censo Populacional 2013. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (setembro de 2013).
  4. http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf Sirinhaem 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
  5. http://www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br/web/condepefidem PE State site - City by city profile