Cortês () is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 12,560 inhabitants.IBGE 2020
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana Boundaries - Gravatá (N); Joaquim Nabuco (S); Amaraji and Ribeirão (E); Bonito and Barra de Guabiraba (W) Area - 101.33 km2 Elevation - 302 m Hydrography - Sirinhaém River Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest Climate - Hot tropical and humid Annual average temperature - 23.5 c Distance to Recife - 149 km
Economy The main economic activities in Cortês are largely dominated by the food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas and cattle.
Economic indicators Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Cortês, page 32] GDP x(1000 R$). Cortês 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 11.712 63.717 5.485 0.10% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 13.16% 27.30% 59.54%
Health indicators PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.582 1 23 26.5
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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