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Água Preta

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Pernambuco

Demonym(s)
  
Água-pretense

Area
  
533.3 km²

Population
  
35,344 (2014)

Region
  
Northeast

Founded
  
July 3, 1892

Time zone
  
BRT (UTC-3)

Elevation
  
93 m


Água Preta (Black Water) is a Brazilian municipality (city) in the state of Pernambuco. It covers 533.33 km2 (205.92 sq mi), and has a population of 35,344 with a population density of 1.28 inhabitants per square kilometer.

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Map of %C3%81gua Preta - State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Água Preta was founded as a district of the municipality of Rio Formoso in 10 de novembro 1809. It became an independent municipality on July 3, 1895. The Praieira revolt (1848-1849), which originated Recife, spread to Água Preta in its first year. Captain Pedro Ivo Veloso da Silveira (? - 1852) took refuge in the forests of Agua Preta after the defeat of his faction in Recife and organized a guerrilla resistance for two years before his surrender.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  • Boundaries - Ribeirão (N); Barreiros and Alagoas state (S); Palmares, Xexéu and Joaquim Nabuco (W); Tamandaré and Gameleira (E)
  • Area - 533.33 km2 (205.92 sq mi)
  • Elevation - 93 metres (305 ft)
  • Hidrography - Una and Sirinhaém Rivers
  • Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
  • Clima - hot, tropical, and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
  • Distance to Recife - 125 kilometres (78 mi)

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Água Preta are based in agribusiness, especially plantations of sugarcane, and the raising of cattle, sheep and buffaloes.

    Economic indicators

    Economy by sector 2006

    References

    Água Preta Wikipedia
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