Tamandaré

Tamandaré
Tamandaré
Municipality
	Tamandaré Fishermen
	Location in Pernambuco
	Tamandaré Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 8°45′36″S 35°06′18″W / 8.76°S 35.105°W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Municipality	Tamandaré
Area
• Total	190 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population (2020 )
• Total	23,623
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Tamandarë (Brazilian Portuguese: Tamandaré; Old Tupi: Tamandûaré, lit. "different") is a coastal municipality about 103 km (64 mi) south of Recife, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Rio Formoso and Sirinhaém (N); Barreiros (S); Água Preta (W); Atlantic Ocean (E)
Area - 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi)
Elevation - 8 m
Vegetation - Coconut trees and Atlantic forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
Distance to Recife - 103 km

The municipality contains part of the strictly protected Saltinho Biological Reserve, a 562 hectares (1,390 acres) conservation unit created in 1983.^[2]

Beaches

Tamandaré beach

Urbanized, has two kilometers long of sand and a number of tourist facilities. Has small waves and fine sand. Easy to reach from Recife and Caruaru.

Boca da Barra beach

At low tide is formed natural pools. Suitable for swimming, has a dense mangrove vegetation in the estuary of Canoa quebrada River. Its possible to reach the Mamocambilhas beach in Barreiros by walking.

Campas beach

Three kilometers long, is good for swimming, and in front of the Marinas hotel, the sea allows natural anchorages of boats. It is possible to rent equipment such as jetski, banana boats and boats.

Carneiros beach

Still almost deserted, just has a few summer houses and bars. It has five kilometers of landscape mixed between the reefs, coconut trees and low waves water.

Economy

The main economic activities in Tamandaré are based in tourism, artisanal fishing, food and beverage industry and agriculture especially coconuts.

Economic Indicators

Population ^[3]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[4]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18,999	79,461	4,381	0.137%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
7.44%	23.98%	68.58%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.596	1	17	19.2

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Saltinho (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-17
^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Tamandare, page 35]
^ Tamandare 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Saltinho (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-17

[3] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Tamandare, page 35]

[4] Tamandare 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[5] PE State site - City by city profile

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