Pesqueira, Pernambuco
Pesqueira
Cimbres | |
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| Pesqueira Overview Pesqueira Overview | |
| Location in Brazil Location in Brazil | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Settled | 1660s |
| Founded | May 13th, 1836 |
| Incorporated | April 20th, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evandro Mauro Maciel Chacon |
| Area | |
• Total | 980.876 km2 (378.718 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 654.0 m (2,145.7 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 67,735 |
| • Density | 91.96/km2 (238.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.610 |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The district of Cimbres, old seat of the municipality, was the site of the Cimbres Marian apparition, in 1936 and 1937.
Languages
[edit | edit source]The unattested indigenous languages Tchili and Walêcoxô were formerly spoken in Cimbres. 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.[2] Various other Xukuruan languages were also spoken in the Serra do Urubá (also known as the Serra do Arorobá or Serra do Ororubá) of Pesqueira municipality.[3]
Geography
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- 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
[edit | edit source]The main economic activities in Pesqueira are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.
Economic Indicators
[edit | edit source]| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[4] | GDP pc (R$) | 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
[edit | edit source]| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.636 | 2 | 179 | 17.4 |
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Pesqueira, Pernambuco (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.7 (0.85) |
75.8 (2.98) |
98.1 (3.86) |
100.2 (3.94) |
83.8 (3.30) |
59.7 (2.35) |
53.8 (2.12) |
27.3 (1.07) |
10.8 (0.43) |
14.3 (0.56) |
19.3 (0.76) |
26.2 (1.03) |
591.0 (23.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.6 | 71.8 | 73.2 | 77.9 | 80.2 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 77.2 | 74.0 | 70.4 | 69.3 | 69.8 | 74.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221.6 | 169.1 | 218.5 | 195.3 | 169.6 | 131.3 | 149.8 | 174.1 | 224.1 | 258.0 | 232.1 | 233.2 | 2,376.7 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ IBGE 2020
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- ^ Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19.
- ^ Pesqueira 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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