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Cortês

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Area
  
101 km²

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Cortês is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 11.712 inhabitants.

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Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  • Boundaries - Gravatá (N); Joaquim Nabuco (S); Amaraji and Ribeirão (E); Bonito and Barra de Guabiraba (W)
  • Area - 101.33 km2
  • Elevation - 302 m
  • Hidrography - Sirinhaém River
  • Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
  • Clima - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
  • Distance to Recife - 149 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Cortês are largely dominated by the food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas and cattle.

    Economic indicators

    Economy by Sector 2006

    References

    Cortês Wikipedia
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