Tacaratu () 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.History of Tacaratu. IBGE. (in Portuguese)
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - São Francisco Pernambucano Boundaries - Floresta (N); Jatobá and Alagoas state (S); Inajá and Alagoas (E); Petrolândia (W) Area - 1264.5 km2 Elevation - 14 m Hydrography - Moxotó river Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila. Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry Annual average temperature - 24.1 c Distance to Recife - 458 km
The municipality contains part of the 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$).Tacaratu 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 GDP pc (R$) 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 PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.585 1 17 37
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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