Sirinhaém

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)]].

Sirinhaém
Municipality
The Municipality of Sirinhaém
Santo Aleixo island
Flag
Seal
Location in Pernambuco
Sirinhaém
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°35′41″S 35°06′50″W
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
FoundedJune 12, 1614
Government
 • MayorCamila Machado Leocadio Lins Dos Santos (PP, 2021 – 2024)
Area
 • Total378.790 km2 (146.252 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total46,361
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal Code
55580-000
HDI (2010)0.597 – low[2]

Access

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

Geography
Mangroves at Sirinhaém
Stream in Sirinhaém
Engraving by Frans Jansz (1645), depicting Sirinhaém

Beaches
  • Gamela beach

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).

  • Guadalupe beach

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.

  • Barra de Sirinhaém beach

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.

  • Ilha de Santo Aleixo - Sirinhaém

Economy

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

Economic indicators
Population [3] GDP x(1000 R$).[4] GDP pc (R$) PE
43.036 183.646 4.817 0.28%

Economy by Sector, 2008

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
17,33% 27.23% 55.43%

Health indicators

[5]

HDI (2010) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.597 3 98 25

Distances from Sirinhaém
São Paulo 2069 kmRio de Janeiro 1813 kmSalvador, Bahia 613 km
Brasília 1607 kmFortaleza 662 kmBelo Horizonte 1571 km
Curitiba 2401 kmManaus 2824 kmRecife 65 km mais próxima
Porto Alegre 2918 kmBelém 1683 kmGoiânia 1779 km

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. - UNDP
  3. 3=Censo Populacional 2013. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (setembro de 2013).
  4. Sirinhaem 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. PE State site - City by city profile
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