Pesqueira (formerly known as Cimbres) is a Brazilian

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the

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Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

. It had an estimated population in 2020 according to the

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, of 67,735. Its area is 980.876 km².

History

The municipality was created in 1762 under the name Cimbres. In 1836, the seat of the local authority was transferred from the town of Cimbres to that of ''Poço de Pesqueira''. In 1880 the village was renamed with the saint's name ''Águeda de Pesqueira''. In 1913 the whole municipality started to be called Pesqueira, instead of Cimbres. In 1918, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira.

Marian apparition

The district of Cimbres, old seat of the municipality, was the site of the Cimbres Marian apparition, in 1936 and 1937.

Languages

The unattested indigenous languages ''Tchili'' and ''Walêcoxô'' were formerly spoken in Cimbres. The extinct

Paratió language Paratió (also called Prakió) is an extinct and poorly attested language of Brazil. It appears to have been related to Xukuru. It was originally spoken on the Capibaribe River, and was reported by Loukotka (1968) to have been spoken by a few ...

, originally spoken on the

Capibaribe River The Capibaribe River () is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean at Recife. Etymology Th ...

, was reported by Loukotka (1968) to have been spoken by a few individuals in Cimbres. Various Xukuruan languages were also spoken in the

Serra do Urubá Serra (Latin for " saw") may refer to: People * Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Serra (surname) * Serra (given name) Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil *Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area *Ampa ...

(also known as the

Serra do Arorobá Serra (Latin for " saw") may refer to: People * Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Serra (surname) * Serra (given name) Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil *Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area *Ampa ...

Serra do Ororubá The Serra do Ororubá, also known as the Serra do Urubá or Serra do Arorobá, is a mountain range in Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.Da Silva, Paulo Roberto. 2017Serra De Ararobá, Berço Da Indústria Pernambucana Revista Eletrônica Nova Roma. Re ...

) of Pesqueira municipality.Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. ''Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos''. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19.

Geography

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Agreste The agreste (, "countryside") is a narrow zone of Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest '' zona da mata'' and the semiarid ''sertão''. The agreste fades out afte ...

Pernambucano * Boundaries - Paraiba and

Poção Poção is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 241 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 11,305 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Regi ...

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Venturosa Venturosa is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 338.12 sq/km of total area. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Caetés ...

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Alagoinha Alagoinha (''Little Alagoas'') is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The name "Alagoinha" refers to the many small tanks, wells, cauldrons, and lagoons within the city. Nossa Senhora da Conceição ''Our Lady of Conceição'' is t ...

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Arcoverde Arcoverde (''Green Bow'') is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of '' Sertão Pernambucano'' . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 74,822 inhabitants in 2020 ...

and Pedra (W);

Belo Jardim Belo Jardim (''Beautiful Garden'') a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated population in 2020 of 76,687 and a total area of 647.7 km². It is located at 608 meters above the sea level and 182 km away fro ...

São Bento do Una São Bento do Una is a city from the Northeastern Region of Brazil at the Pernambuco state. According to the IBGE, it has an estimated population of 60,042 inhabitants (2020). It is located at latitude 08°31'22" South and longitude 36°26'40" West ...

Capoeiras Capoeiras (''Scrubs'') is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 252.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 20,048 inhabitants. Geography * State - ...

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Sanharó Sanharó is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 198 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 26,890 inhabitants. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region ...

(E) * Area - 1000.2 km² * Elevation - 654 m * Hydrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Una rivers * Vegetation -

Caatinga Caatinga (, ) is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" is a Tupi word meaning "white forest" or "white vegetation" (''caa'' = forest, v ...

Hipoxerófila. * Climate - Semi desertic, hot and dry * Annual average temperature - 22.4 c * Main road - BR 232 * Distance to

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- 214 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Pesqueira are based in general

commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, natio ...

, services and primary sector.

Economic Indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health Indicators

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References

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