Amaraji

Amaraji
City
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Amaraji
Coordinates: 8°24′0″S 35°27′0″W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	234.78 km2 (90.65 sq mi)
Elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2020 )	22,870
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Amaraji is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 22,870 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Chã Grande (N); Ribeirão (S); Primavera (E); Gravatá and Cortês (W)
• Area - 234.78 km²
• Elevation - 289m
• Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Ipojuca rivers
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Climate - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24.0 c
• Distance to Recife - 101.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Amaraji are based in food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
20,509	71,503	3,549	0.12%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
22.94%	9.81%	67.24%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.617	1	25	35.3

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco