Escada () is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 59 836 inhabitants according with IBGE 2022. It is the most populous municipality in its microregion and one of the main ones in the Microregion of the Southern Forest of Pernambuco. It is located at a distance of 60 km from the capital of Pernambuco, Recife. Known as "Princesa dos Canaviais", a nickname that refers to the large plantations and sugar cane mills installed in the region.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana Boundaries - Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Vitória de Santo Antão (N); Sirinhaém and Ribeirão (S); Primavera (W); Ipojuca (E) Area - 347.2 km2 Elevation - 109 m Hydrography - Ipojuca and Sirinhaém rivers Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest Climate - Hot tropical and humid Annual average temperature - 25 c Distance to Recife - 59 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Escada are based in general commerce and primary sector especially sugarcane with 384.000 tons of production in 2007.
Economic Indicators Population http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Escada, page 32] GDP x(1000 R$).Escada 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 GDP pc (R$) PE 62.604 233.562 3.902 0.39% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 7.34% 18.80% 73.86%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.645 2 168 18.6
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
References