Escada, Pernambuco
City in Pernambuco, Brazil
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(2022 [1])
Escada is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 59 836 inhabitants according with IBGE 2022. It is the most populous municipality in its microregion and one of the main ones in the Microregion of the Southern Forest of Pernambuco. It is located at a distance of 60 km from the capital of Pernambuco, Recife. Known as "Princesa dos Canaviais", a nickname that refers to the large plantations and sugar cane mills installed in the region.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
- Boundaries - Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Vitória de Santo Antão (N); Sirinhaém and Ribeirão (S); Primavera (W); Ipojuca (E)
- Area - 347.2 km2
- Elevation - 109 m
- Hydrography - Ipojuca and Sirinhaém rivers
- Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
- Climate - Hot tropical and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25 c
- Distance to Recife - 59 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Escada are based in general commerce and primary sector especially sugarcane with 384.000 tons of production in 2007.
Economic Indicators
Population [2] | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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62.604 | 233.562 | 3.902 | 0.39% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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7.34% | 18.80% | 73.86% |
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.645 | 2 | 168 | 18.6 |
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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
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Brejo Pernambucano | |
Garanhuns | |
Médio Capibaribe | |
Vale do Ipanema | |
Vale do Ipojuca |
Mata Pernambucana
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Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá | |
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Recife | |
Porto de Suape | |
Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica | |
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Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina | |
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Pajeú | |
Salgueiro | |
Sertão do Moxotó |