title: Palmares, Pernambuco
text: # Palmares, Pernambuco
  
  Palmares is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 63,500 inhabitants, according with IBGE 2020. Its main activity is the combined field of agriculture and livestock (Portuguese: agropecuária). It received its name from the Portuguese people who named it that due to the number of palm trees in the area where run-away slaves had created approximately 16 quilombos, led by Zumbi.
  
  ## Geography
  
  * State - Pernambuco
  * Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  * Boundaries - Bonito (N); Xexéu (S); Catende (W); Joaquim Nabuco and Água Preta (E)
  * Area - 386.84 $km^2$
  * Elevation - 108 m
  * Hydrography - Una river
  * Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
  * Climate - Hot tropical and humid
  * Annual average temperature - 22 c
  * Distance to Recife - 120 km
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in Palmares are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness especially, sugarcane, bananas; and creations of cattle, horses and mules.
  
  ### Economic Indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 58.819 | 305.367 | 5.391 | 0.50% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 5.88% | 9.65% | 84.47% |
  
  ### Health Indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.653 | 3 | 324 | 27.7 |
  