Tacaimbó

Tacaimbó is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Tacaimbó
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Etymology: Named after an indigenous tribe[1]
Location of Tacaimbó in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°18′57″S 36°17′34″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	30 December 1963[1]
Government
• Mayor	Joelda Lima da Silva Pereira (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Givanildo João da Silva (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	227.601 km2 (87.877 sq mi)
Elevation	576 m (1,890 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	13,738[4]
• Density	60.36/km2 (156.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Tacaimboense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55140-000, 55145-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.554 – medium[4]
Website	tacaimbo.pe.gov.br

Location of Tacaimbó within Pernambuco.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus (N); Cachoeirinha (S); São Caitano (E); Belo Jardim (W)
• Area - 227.6 km²
• Elevation - 576 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid hot
• Annual average temperature - 26.0 c
• Distance to Recife - 165 km
• Population - 12,859 (2020)^[6]

Economy

The main economic activities in Tacaimbó are based in wood industry and agribusiness especially plantations of beans and manioc; and creations of cattle and goats.

Economic indicators

Population[7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
12.273	38.595	3.191	0.065%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
13.39%	11.73%	74.88%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.598	--	--	41.5

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco