São José da Coroa Grande

São José da Coroa Grande is a city in Pernambuco with 18,555 inhabitants. 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 Subperenifólia and Coconut trees
  • Clima - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
  • Distance to Recife - 121 km

Beaches
  • 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 coast of the city. Has weak waves and 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 [1] GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) 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

[3]

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

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


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