Catende

Catende is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2020 of 43,340 inhabitants in a total area of 207.24 km².^[6] The economy is based on the cultivation of sugarcane and the production of derived products (sugar and ethanol). Catende used to boast the world's largest sugar mill. ^{[citation needed]}

Catende
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer
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Location of Catende in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°40′1″S 35°43′1″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	11 September 1928[1]
Government
• Mayor	Gracina Maria Ramos Braz da Silva (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Jose Rinaldo Fernandes de Barros (PV) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	208.594 km2 (80.539 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	32,156[4]
• Density	154.16/km2 (399.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Catendense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55400-000, 55401-000, 55402-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.609 – medium[4]
Website	catende.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Bonito (N); Palmares (E); Maraial and Jaqueira (S); Belém de Maria (W)
• Area - 206.92 km²
• Elevation - 168 m
• Hydrography - Una river
• Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
• Climate - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24.8 c
• Distance to Recife - 137 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Catende are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness especially sugarcane and cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
35.251	116.847	3.490	0.194%

Economy by Sector

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
4.99%	23.62%	71.39%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.644	1	25	39.1

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
2. "Eleições 2024: Dona Graça (PSDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Catende-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
3. "Prefeita de Catende (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
4. "Catende". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
5. "CEP Catende/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
6. IBGE 2020
7. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine IBGE Population 2009 Catende, page 32]
8. Catende 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
9. PE State site - City by city profile