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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