Cortês

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.

1 Geography
2 Economy
- 2.1 Economic indicators
- 2.2 Health indicators
3 References

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

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