Moreno, Pernambuco

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Moreno
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Location of Moreno in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°7′7″S35°5′32″W / 8.11861°S 35.09222°W / -8.11861; -35.09222
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	11 September 1928 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Edmilson Cupertino de Almeida (PP) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
• Vice Mayor	José Jerônimo Santana Barbosa (Republicanos) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
Area
• Total	194.197 km2 (74.980 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	55,292 [4]
• Density	284.72/km2 (737.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Morenense (Brazilian Portuguese) [4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	54800-000 [5]
HDI (2010)	0.652 – medium [4]

Moreno is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It's integrated in the Recife metropolitan area with another 13 cities. Moreno has a total area of 195.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 63,294 inhabitants in 2020 according with IBGE. ^[6]

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - RMR (Recife)
• Boundaries - São Lourenço da Mata (N), Cabo de Santo Agostinho (S), Jaboatão (W), Vitória de Santo Antão (E)
• Area - 195.6 km²
• Elevation - 96 m (312 ft)
• Hydrography - Capibaribe River
• Vegetation - Atlantic forest, capoeira, capoeirinha and sugarcane plantation
• Climate - Hot tropical and dry
• Annual average temperature - 26 C
• Main road - BR 232 and PE 007
• Distance to Recife - 30 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Moreno are based in food industry, commerce and primary sector especially eggs, chickens and honey.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$). [7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE	RMR
55.659	207.508	3.928	0.35%	0.54%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
17.76%	14.42%	67.82%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.693	2	123	20.4

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 25 February 2025.
2. "Eleições 2024: Edmilson Cupertino (PP) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Moreno-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
3. "Prefeito de Moreno (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
4. "Moreno". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
5. "CEP Moreno/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
6. IBGE 2020
7. Moreno 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
8. PE State site - City by city profile