Caetés, Pernambuco

Caetés
Caetés
	Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in Pernambuco
	Caetés Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 08°46′22″S 36°37′22″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Mesoregion	Agreste Pernambucano
Microregion	Garanhuns
Founded	August 18, 1943
Incorporated (municipality)	December 13, 1963
Government
• Mayor	Armando Duarte de Almeida
Area [1]
• Total	330.472 km2 (127.596 sq mi)
Elevation	849 m (2,785 ft)
Population (2020 [2])
• Total	28,904
• Density	8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	caeteense[3]
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
CEP postal code	55360-000
Area code	87
HDI (2010) [4]	0.522
Website	Official website

Caetés (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ.eˈtɛs], locally [ka.ɛˈtɛs], 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. It is the birthplace of former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The name originates from the indigenous Caetés people who lived in Pernambuco in the 16th century.

Geography

State: Pernambuco
Region: Agreste (Pernambuco)
Borders: Venturosa (N); Paranatama (S); Garanhuns and Capoeiras (E); Pedra (W)
Area: 330.5 km²
Elevation: 849 m
Hydrography: Mundaú, Ipanema and Una rivers
Vegetation: Caatinga Hiperxerófila
Climate: Mesothermal
Annual average temperature - 20.6 °C
Main roads: BR 101, BR 423 and BR 424
Distance to Recife: 249 km

Economy

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.

Economic Indicators

Population [5]	GDP x(1000 R$).[6]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
26.386	69.567	2.759	0.115%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
18.89%	7.83%	73.22%

Health Indicators

[7]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospital beds (2007)	Infant mortality per 1000 (2005)
0.521	1	29	23.2

References

"Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
IBGE 2020
"IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-03-08.
"Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Caetes, page 32]
Caetes 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

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[IBGE_area-1] "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.

[2] IBGE 2020

[IBGE_facts-3] "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-03-08.

[IDH_2010-4] "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.

[5] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Caetes, page 32]

[6] Caetes 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[7] PE State site - City by city profile