Sirinhaém

Sirinhaém
Municipality
The Municipality of Sirinhaém

Santo Aleixo island

Flag

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Location in Pernambuco
Sirinhaém

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 8°35′41″S 35°06′50″W / 8.59472°S 35.11389°W / -8.59472; -35.11389Coordinates: 8°35′41″S 35°06′50″W / 8.59472°S 35.11389°W / -8.59472; -35.11389
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Pernambuco
Founded June 12, 1614
Government
  Mayor Franz Araujo Hacker (PSD)
Area
  Total 378.790 km2 (146.252 sq mi)
Elevation 49 m (161 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 43,036
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal Code 55580-000
HDI (2010) 0.597 – low[2]

Sirinhaém is a municipality in Pernambuco with 43,036 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1614 making it among the oldest in the state. The Prefeito is Franz Araujo Hacke of the PSD.

Access

BR-101, PE-060, PE-064 (via Cabo de Santo Agostinho)

Geography

Mangroves at Sirinhaém
Stream in Sirinhaém
Engraving by Frans Jansz (1645), depicting Sirinhaém

Beaches

Beach of clear water, reefs and extensive areas of coconut trees. It has some bars and Palhoças (tents) offering typical food of the region (based in fish and seafood).

Still almost virgin in its 3 kilometers long. Its part of the Gold Coast Project, created to develop in a planned and environmentally way the potential of one extensive coast area since Cabo de Santo Agostinho until Maragogi in Alagoas.

Fluvial - marine beach, is largely used to practice water sports. With six kilometers long, has several sections where bathing is not recommended, due to the violence of the waves.

Economy

The main economic activities in Sirinhaém are based in food and beverage industry, commerce, some tourism and agriculture especially coconuts.

Economic indicators

Population [3] GDP x(1000 R$).[4] GDP pc (R$) PE
43.036 183.646 4.817 0.28%

Economy by Sector, 2008

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
17,33% 27.23% 55.43%

Health indicators

[5]

HDI (2010) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.597 3 98 25

Distances from Sirinhaém

São Paulo 2069 km Rio de Janeiro 1813 km Salvador, Bahia 613 km
Brasília 1607 km Fortaleza 662 km Belo Horizonte 1571 km
Curitiba 2401 km Manaus 2824 km Recife 65 km mais próxima
Porto Alegre 2918 km Belém 1683 km Goiânia 1779 km

References

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