Garanhuns

Garanhuns
Municipality
Município de Garanhuns
Municipality of Garanhuns

Top left: Heliopolis area
Top right: Gonçalves Maia Street
Middle left: Floral Clock (Relógio das Flores)
Middle right: Dom Moura Square
Bottom left: Mãe Rainha Sanctuary
Bottom right: Saint Joseph Seminary (Seminário São José)

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Nickname(s): "Suíça pernambucana" ("Switzerland in Pernambuco"),

"Cidade das flores" ("City of Flowers")
Garanhuns

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 08°53′25″S 36°29′34″W / 8.89028°S 36.49278°W / -8.89028; -36.49278Coordinates: 08°53′25″S 36°29′34″W / 8.89028°S 36.49278°W / -8.89028; -36.49278
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Pernambuco
Founded 1879
Government
 • Mayor Izaías Régis Neto {PTB}
Area
 • Total 472.462 km2 (182.419 sq mi)
Elevation 896 m (2,940 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 130.303
 • Density 275.8/km2 (714/sq mi)
Demonym(s) garanhuense
Time zone BRT (UTC−3)
 • Summer (DST) BRST (UTC−2)
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Location of Garanhuns

Garanhuns is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the Borborema Plateau, the town is known as the "Suíça Pernambucana" (Pernambucan Switzerland) due to its pleasant weather during summer and low temperatures during winter, something rather unusual for the region. It is also known as "Cidade das Flores" ("City of Flowers") or "Cidade da Garoa" ("City of Drizzle").

Garanhuns is most famous for the Festival de Inverno, or The Winter Festival, which it holds every year in July. During the winter, temperatures in Garanhuns can drop to 7 degrees Celsius (44 degrees Fahrenheit). This is quite cold for a city that is only a few degrees south of the equator.

Geography

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Precipitation totals in mm
Source: The Weather Channel (in Portuguese)

Tourism

It's the weather, cold for the locals and mild for foreigners, and the mountains which attract many tourists to the region during Summer and Winter. Garanhuns, Gravatá and Triunfo are the most visited mountainous (cold) cities of the state.

Tourist attractions

Floral clock

Economy

Celso Gavao Palace - City Hall

The main economic activities in Garanhuns are based in mountain tourism (winter tourism), general commerce and primary sector especially flowers, tomatoes, manioc, cows, chickens and milk.

Economic indicators

Population [1] GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
131.313 742.593 5.941 1.20%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
3.75% 21.50% 74.75%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospital beds (2007) Children's Mortality per 1000 (2005)
0.693 5 488 23.1

Notable residents

Garanhuns is notable for being the hometown of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, born in Caetés, which was a district of Garanhuns until 1963. The film Lula, o filho do Brasil, about his life, was shot at the town.

The composer and musician Dominguinhos was also born in the city, as well as the actress Lívia Falcão, well known for her work in both TV and stage.

Panorama view of Garanhuns, from Mount Magano

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Garanhuns, page 33]
  2. ↑ Garanhuns 2006 GDP IBGE pág 30
  3. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile

See also

Further information: Pernambuco museums
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