Tacaratu

Tacaratu
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Health church in Tacaratu
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Health church in Tacaratu
Flag of Tacaratu
Flag
Etymology: Derived from the indigenous language, meaning "land of many points or heads"
Location of Tacaratu in Pernambuco
Location of Tacaratu in Pernambuco
Tacaratu is located in Brazil
Tacaratu
Tacaratu
Location within Brazil
Tacaratu is located in South America
Tacaratu
Tacaratu
Location within South America
Coordinates: 9°6′9″S 38°8′57″W / 9.10250°S 38.14917°W / -9.10250; -38.14917
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded13 May 1954
Government
 • MayorWashington Angelo de Araújo (MDB) (2025-2028)
 • Vice MayorGivaldo Torres de Oliveira (REDE) (2025-2028)
Area
 • Total
1,264.532 km2 (488.239 sq mi)
Elevation
514 m (1,686 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total
23,902
 • Estimate 
(2025)
24,898
 • Density18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)
DemonymTacaratuense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
56480-000, 56485-000
HDI (2010)0.573 – medium
Websitetacaratu.pe.gov.br

Tacaratu (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [tɐkɐɾɐˈtu]) is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE is 24,898 and the area is 1264.5 km2.

Demographics

The indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.

Geography

The municipality contains part of the 625 hectares (1,540 acres) Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.

Economy

The main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats and sheep; and plantations of mangoes and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE
22.231 52.359 2.548 0.087%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
11.48% 8.19% 80.33%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.585 1 17 37

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História". Prefeitura Municipal de Tacaratu-PE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Prefeitura Municipal de Tacaratu-PE. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Washington (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Tacaratu-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Tacaratu (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tacaratu". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  6. ↑ "CEP Tacaratu/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  8. ↑ History of Tacaratu. IBGE. (in Portuguese)
  9. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Serra Negra (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 17 April 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  10. ↑ Tacaratu 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile