Água Preta (Black Water) is a Brazilian municipality (city) in the state of Pernambuco. It covers 533.33 km2 (205.92 sq mi), and has a population of 37,082 with a population density of 62.05 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Água Preta
Município de Água Preta | |
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  Água Preta Location of Água Preta in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 08°42′25″S 35°31′51″W / 8.70694°S 35.53083°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | July 3, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Noelino Magalhaes Oliveira Lyra (PSB, 2021 - 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 533.33 km2 (205.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2010 [1]) | |
• Total | 33.095 |
| • Density | 0.062/km2 (0.16/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Água-pretense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | aguapreta |
Água Preta was founded as a district of the municipality of Rio Formoso in 10 de novembro 1809. It became an independent municipality on July 3, 1895. The Praieira revolt (1848–1849), which originated Recife, spread to Água Preta in its first year. Captain Pedro Ivo Veloso da Silveira (? - 1852) took refuge in the forests of Agua Preta after the defeat of his faction in Recife and organized a guerrilla resistance for two years before his surrender.[2]
Geography
edit- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
- Boundaries - Ribeirão (N); Barreiros and Alagoas state (S); Palmares, Xexéu and Joaquim Nabuco (W); Tamandaré and Gameleira (E)
- Area - 533.33 km2 (205.92 sq mi)
- Elevation - 93 metres (305 ft)
- Hydrography - Una and Sirinhaém Rivers
- Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
- Climate - hot, tropical, and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
- Distance to the capital (Recife) - 125 kilometres (78 mi)
Economy
editThe main economic activities in Água Preta are based in agribusiness, especially plantations of sugarcane and cattle-keeping. The city's other main economy is the civil service.
Economic indicators
edit| Population[1] | GDP (1.000.000 R$)[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33.095 | 246.012,40 | 6.748,57 | 0.16% |
Economy by sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 21.91% | 7.78% | 70.31% |
Health indicators
edit| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.597 | 1 | 16 | 20 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "População". Cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "História" (in Portuguese). Água Preta, Pernambuco, Brazil: Prefeitura M. da Água Preta. 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios". IBGE. 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Condepe Fidem - Welcome". www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br.
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