Cortês

For other uses, see Cortes (disambiguation) and Cortes (surname).

Cortês is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 149 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 11.712 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Gravatá (N); Joaquim Nabuco (S); Amaraji and Ribeirão (E); Bonito and Barra de Guabiraba (W)
• Area - 101.33 km²
• Elevation - 302 m
• Hidrography - Sirinhaém River
• Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
• Distance to Recife - 149 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Cortês are largely dominated by the food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas and cattle.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
11.712	63.717	5.485	0.10 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
13.16 %	27.30 %	59.54 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.582	1	23	26.5

References

1. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Cortês, page 32]
2. ^ Cortês 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 8°28′S 35°33′W / 8.467°S 35.55°W / -8.467; -35.55