Tacaratu
Tacaratu is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE is 22,231 and the area is 1264.5 km².
Demographics
The indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Floresta ; Jatobá and Alagoas state ; Inajá and Alagoas ; Petrolândia
- Area - 1264.5 km²
- Elevation - 14 m
- Hydrography - Moxotó river
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
- Climate - Semi arid hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 24.1 c
- Distance to Recife - 458 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats and sheep; and plantations of mangoes and beans.Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| 11.48% | 8.19% | 80.33% |
Health Indicators
| HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
| 0.585 | 1 | 17 | 37 |