Pesqueira () (formerly known as Cimbres) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It had an estimated population in 2020 according to the IBGE, of 67,735. Its area is 980.876 km2.
History The municipality was created in 1762 under the name Cimbres. In 1836, the seat of the local authority was transferred from the town of Cimbres to that of Poço de Pesqueira. In 1880 the village was renamed with the saint's name Águeda de Pesqueira. In 1913 the whole municipality started to be called Pesqueira, instead of Cimbres. In 1918, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira.
Marian apparition The district of Cimbres, old seat of the municipality, was the site of the Cimbres Marian apparition, in 1936 and 1937.
Languages The Xukuruan languages were spoken in the Serra do Urubá (also known as the Serra do Arorobá or Serra do Ororubá) of Pesqueira municipality.Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19. The extinct Paratió language, related to Xukuru, originally spoken on the Capibaribe River, was reported by Loukotka (1968) to have been spoken by a few individuals in Cimbres.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste Pernambucano Boundaries - Paraíba and Poção (N); Venturosa and Alagoinha (S); Arcoverde and Pedra (W); Belo Jardim, São Bento do Una, Capoeiras and Sanharó (E) Area - 1000.2 km2 Elevation - 654 m Hydrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Una rivers Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila. Climate - Semi desertic, hot and dry Annual average temperature - 22.4 c Main road - BR 232 Distance to Recife - 214 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Pesqueira are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$).Pesqueira 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 GDP pc (R$) PE 64.454 236.259 3.852 0.39% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 12.06% 10.99% 76.95%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.636 2 179 17.4
Climate
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
References