São Caetano (), also known as São Caitano, is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.

Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste Pernambucano Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus (N); Altinho (S); Caruaru (E); Tacaimbó and Cachoeirinha (W) Area - 382.48 km2 Elevation - 552 m Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una River (Pernambuco) rivers Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila Climate - semi arid hot Annual average temperature - 22.7 c Distance to Recife - 148 km Population - 37,368 (2020)IBGE 2020

Economy The main economic activities in São Caetano are based on the textile industry, commerce and agribusiness especially plantations of manioc; and farming of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.

Economic indicators Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 São Caetano, page 34] GDP x(1000 R$).São Caetano 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 GDP pc (R$) PE 36.366 102.243 2.941 0.17% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 3.25% 12.46% 84.29%

Health indicators PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.580 1 41 29.8

See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco

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