Machados

Machados
Machados
	City
	Machados Machados located in Brazil Map
	Coordinates: 7°41′09″S 35°30′54″W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Area
• Total	56.96 km2 (21.99 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
• Total	11,802

Machados (population 11.802) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has an area of 56.96 square kilometres (21.99 square miles). It is the largest producer of bananas of the state, with over 21.000 ton.

Geography

State – Pernambuco
Region – Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries – São Vicente Ferrer (N); Bom Jardim (S and E); Orobó (W).
Area – 56.96 square kilometres (21.99 square miles)
Elevation – 320 metres (1,050 feet)
Hydrography – Goiana River
Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest
Annual average temperature – 23.9 degrees Celsius (75.0 degrees Fahrenheit)
Distance to Recife – 320 kilometres (200 miles)

Economy

The main economic activities in Machados are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially bananas, sugarcane and cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
11.802	39.772	3.566	0.07%

Economy by Sector (2006)

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
28.49%	7.39%	64.12%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)[3]	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.601	1	9	23.6

Twin towns — sister cities

Machados is twinned with:

References

IBGE Population 2009 Machados, page 33
Machados 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
PE State site – City by city profile

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[1] IBGE Population 2009 Machados, page 33

[2] Machados 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site – City by city profile