Jaqueira is a city located in the
state
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of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
,
Brazil
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with an estimated (
IBGE 2020) population of 11,644.
Geography
Jaqueira is located in the Brazilian state of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
, in the coastal
Zona da Mata
The Zona da Mata (, "Forest Belt") is the narrow coastal plain between the Atlantic Ocean and the dry '' agreste'' and ''sertão'' regions in the northeastern Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alag ...
region. The city is 147 kilometers away from the state's capital city of
Recife
Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...
. It is bound by the Lagoa dos Gatos to the north,
Maraial
Maraial is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in Zona da mata Pernambucana, 154 km from the state capital, Recife.
Geography
* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
* Boundaries - Jaqueira (N); Alagoas state ...
to the south,
Catende to the east, and
São Benedito do Sul
São Benedito do Sul is a city in the Federative units of Brazil, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located 172.5 km away from Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco. As of 2020, according to Brazilian Institute of Geography and ...
to the west. The city has an area of 89.09 square kilometers, at an elevation of 143. The area has a humid, tropical climate, and Jaqueira's annual average temperature is 25.2 °C. Near the city are the
Una River and the
Subcaducifólia forest.
Economy
The main economic activities in Jaqueira are based in
agribusiness
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in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise.
The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit ...
, particularly
sugarcane
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and
banana
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s.
Economic indicators
Economy by Sector
2006
Health indicators
PE State site - City by city profile
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See also
* List of municipalities in Pernambuco
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pernambuco (PE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Pernambuco is divided into 184 municipalities (plus the state district of Fernando de Noronha), which are grouped into 19 microregi ...
References
Municipalities in Pernambuco
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