São José da Coroa Grande

Coordinates: 8°54′S 35°09′W / 8.900°S 35.150°W / -8.900; -35.150
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São José da Coroa Grande (English: Saint Joseph of Crown Big) is a city in Pernambuco with 21,586 inhabitants.[1] It is southernmost city of the state on the coast section.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region -
    Zona da mata Pernambucana
  • Boundaries - Barreiros (N and W); Alagoas state (S); Atlantic Ocean (E)
  • Area - 69.2 km2
  • Elevation - 2 m
  • Vegetation - Forest
    Coconut trees
  • Clima - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
  • Distance to Recife - 121 km

Beaches

See also:
Pernambuco Beaches
São José da Coroa Grande Beach, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • Gravatá beach

Used for

underwater fishing. Although still primitive, has vast area of coconut trees, mangrove vegetation and weak waves
.

  • Barra da Cruz beach

As Gravatá beach and Várzea do Una, is suitable for

hunting underwater
.

  • Várzea do Una beach

Bay with strong waves, large strip of sand. Also is suitable for fishing underwater and is located in the estuary of Una River.

  • Coroa Grande beach

Which means great crown, is located in the urban

sand banks up to the natural reefs, about 600 yards from the beach
.

Economy

The main economic activities in São José da Coroa Grande are based in tourism, artisanal fishing and agriculture, especially sugarcane and coconuts.

Economic Indicators

Population [2]
GDP x(1000 R$).[3]
GDP pc
(R$) 		PE
18.555 54.380 3.182 0.09%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector
Secondary sector
Service sector
10.65% 10.69% 78.66%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.628 1 22 12.6

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 São José da Coroa Grande, page 34]
  3. ^ São José da Coroa Grande 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PE State site - City by city profile

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