Cachoeirinha, Pernambuco

Cachoeirinha
Cachoeirinha
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Cachoeirinha in Pernambuco
	Cachoeirinha Cachoeirinha
	Coordinates: 8°29′9″S 36°13′58″W / 8.48583°S 36.23278°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	21 November 1892
Government
• Mayor	André Pedro Valença de Melo Raimundo (PSDB) (2025-2028)
• Vice Mayor	Geraldo Odilon da Silva (PSDB) (2025-2028)
Area
• Total	179.262 km2 (69.213 sq mi)
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	19,899
• Density	111.01/km2 (287.5/sq mi)
Demonym	Cachoeirinhense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55380-000, 55383-000
HDI (2010)	0.579 – medium
Website	cachoeirinha.pe.gov.br

Cachoeirinha is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 169 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Tacaimbó (N); Lajedo (S); São Caitano, Altinho and Ibirajuba (E); São Bento do Una (W).
Area - 179.27 km²
Elevation - 536 m
Hydrography - Una and Ipojuca rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - Semi arid
Annual average temperature - 21.0 c
Distance to Recife - 169 km
Population - 20,501 (2020)^[6]

The main economic activities in Cachoeirinha are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses and poultry.

Population^[7]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.123	66.476	3.816	0.11%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
18.40%	8.87%	72.73%

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.642	1	16	26.5

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cachoeirinha". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Eleições 2024: André Raimundo (PSDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Cachoeirinha-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Prefeito de Cachoeirinha (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ "CEP Cachoeirinha/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ IBGE 2020
^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Cachoeirinha, page 32]
^ Cachoeirinha 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

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