Cortês
{{Short description|Municipality of Pernambuco State, Brazil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{other uses|Cortes (disambiguation)|Cortes (surname)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cortês
| settlement_type = Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
| image_shield = Cortês-pe.png
| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Cortês
| image_map = Brazil Pernambuco Cortês location map.svg
| map_alt = Location of Cortês in Pernambuco
| map_caption = Location of Cortês in Pernambuco
| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|8|28|12|S|35|32|27|W|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Northeast
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Pernambuco}}
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 29 December 1953{{cite web |title=História & Fotos |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/cortes/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=30 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Maria de Fatima Cysneiros Sampaio Borba (PSDB) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Fatima Borba (PSDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Cortês-PE |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/pe/prefeito/fatima-borba-170001973565.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=30 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeita de Cortês (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/pe/caruaru-regiao/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeita-de-cortes-pe-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=30 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}
| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name2 = Antonio Mauro da Costa (Republicanos) (2025-2028)
| area_total_km2 = 103.416
| elevation_m = 302
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = 99.15
| population_demonym = Cortesense (Brazilian Portuguese)
| timezone = Brasília Time
| utc_offset = -03:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 55525-000{{cite web |title=CEP Cortês/PE - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/pt-br/brasil/pe/cortes/ |website=codigo-postal.org |publisher=codigo-postal.org |access-date=30 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}
| blank_name = HDI (2010)
| website = [https://cortes.pe.gov.br cortes.pe.gov.br]
}}
Cortês is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 12,560 inhabitants.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/cortes/panorama IBGE 2020]
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
- Hydrography - Sirinhaém River
- Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
- Climate - 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=
Economy by Sector
2006
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Primary sector |
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13.16%
| 27.30% | 59.54% |
=Health indicators=
[http://www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br/web/condepefidem PE State site - City by city profile]
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HDI (2000)
! Hospitals (2007) ! Hospitals beds (2007) ! Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.582
| 1 | 23 | 26.5 |
See also
References
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{{Municipalities of Pernambuco}}
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Category:Municipalities in Pernambuco
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