Jaqueira

Jaqueira
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Location of Jaqueira in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°43′37″S35°47′34″W / 8.72694°S 35.79278°W / -8.72694; -35.79278
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	28 September 1995 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Ridete Cellibe Pellegrino de Macedo Oliveira (PSD) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
• Vice Mayor	Jose Eudo Alves (PSDB) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
Area
• Total	87.208 km2 (33.671 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	10,247 [4]
• Density	117.50/km2 (304.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Jaqueirense (Brazilian Portuguese) [4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55409-000 [5]
HDI (2010)	0.575 – medium [4]
Website	jaqueira.pe.gov.br

Jaqueira is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil with an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 11,644. ^[6]

Geography

Jaqueira is located in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, in the coastal Zona da Mata region. The city is 147 kilometers away from the state's capital city of Recife. It is bound by the Lagoa dos Gatos to the north, Maraial to the south, Catende to the east, and São Benedito do Sul to the west. The city has an area of 89.09 square kilometers, at an elevation of 143. The area has a humid, tropical climate, and Jaqueira's annual average temperature is 25.2 °C. Near the city are the Una River and the Subcaducifólia forest.

Economy

The main economic activities in Jaqueira are based in agribusiness, particularly sugarcane and bananas.

Economic indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$). [8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
12.642	37.945	3.135	0.06%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
18.10%	6.58%	75.32%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.588	---	---	21.4

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
2. "Eleições 2024: Ridete Pellegrino (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Jaqueira-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. "Prefeita de Jaqueira (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
4. "Jaqueira". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
5. "CEP Jaqueira/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
6. IBGE 2020
7. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Jaqueira, page 32]
8. Jaqueira, 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
9. PE State site - City by city profile