Demonym(s) Água-pretense Area 533.3 km² Population 35,344 (2014) | 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.
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Economy
The main economic activities in Água Preta are based in agribusiness, especially plantations of sugarcane, and the raising of cattle, sheep and buffaloes.
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Economy by sector 2006