Machados
City in Pernambuco, Brazil
7°41′09″S 35°30′54″W / 7.68583°S 35.515°W / -7.68583; -35.515 (2020 [1])
Machados (population 11.802) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has an area of 56.96 square kilometres (21.99 square miles). It is the largest producer of bananas of the state, with over 21.000 ton.
Geography
- State – Pernambuco
- Region – Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries – São Vicente Ferrer (N); Bom Jardim (S and E); Orobó (W).
- Area – 56.96 square kilometres (21.99 square miles)
- Elevation – 320 metres (1,050 feet)
- Hydrography – Goiana River
- Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest
- Annual average temperature – 23.9 degrees Celsius (75.0 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Distance to Recife – 320 kilometres (200 miles)
Economy
The main economic activities in Machados are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially bananas, sugarcane and cattle.
Economic Indicators
Population[2] | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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11.802 | 39.772 | 3.566 | 0.07% |
Economy by Sector (2006)
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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28.49% | 7.39% | 64.12% |
Health Indicators
HDI (2000)[4] | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.601 | 1 | 9 | 23.6 |
Twin towns — sister cities
Machados is twinned with:
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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe | |
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Brejo Pernambucano | |
Garanhuns | |
Médio Capibaribe | |
Vale do Ipanema | |
Vale do Ipojuca |
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional Pernambucana | |
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Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá | |
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Recife | |
Porto de Suape | |
Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica | |
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Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina | |
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Pajeú | |
Salgueiro | |
Sertão do Moxotó |
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