Machados
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  Machados Machados located in Brazil Map | |
| Coordinates: 7°41′09″S 35°30′54″W / 7.68583°S 35.515°W / -7.68583; -35.515 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Region | Agreste |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.96 km2 (21.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population
(2020 [1])
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| • Total | 16,321 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Machados (population 11.802) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has an area of 56.96 square kilometres (21.99 square miles). It is the largest producer of bananas of the state, with over 21.000 ton.
The main economic activities in Machados are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially bananas, sugarcane and cattle.
| Population[2] | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 11.802 | 39.772 | 3.566 | 0.07% |
Economy by Sector (2006)
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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| 28.49% | 7.39% | 64.12% |
| HDI (2000)[4] | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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| 0.601 | 1 | 9 | 23.6 |
Machados is twinned with:
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Capital: Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
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