Machados

City in Pernambuco, Brazil
7°41′09″S 35°30′54″W / 7.68583°S 35.515°W / -7.68583; -35.515CountryBrazil BrazilStatePernambucoRegionAgresteArea
 • Total56.96 km2 (21.99 sq mi)Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total16,321Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Machados (population 11.802) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has an area of 56.96 square kilometres (21.99 square miles). It is the largest producer of bananas of the state, with over 21.000 ton.

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Machados are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially bananas, sugarcane and cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population[2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
11.802 39.772 3.566 0.07%

Economy by Sector (2006)

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
28.49% 7.39% 64.12%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)[4] Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.601 1 9 23.6

Twin towns — sister cities

Machados is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE Population 2009 Machados, page 33
  3. ^ Machados 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PE State site – City by city profile
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Capital: Recife
Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe
Brejo Pernambucano
Garanhuns
Médio Capibaribe
Vale do Ipanema
Vale do Ipojuca
Mesoregion
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
Mesoregion
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
Mesoregion
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
Mesoregion
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó
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