Tamandarë () (Brazilian Portuguese: Tamandaré; Old Tupi: Tamandûaré, lit. "different") is a coastal municipality about south of Recife, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana Boundaries - Rio Formoso and Sirinhaém (N); Barreiros (S); Água Preta (W); Atlantic Ocean (E) Area - Elevation - 8 m Vegetation - Coconut trees and Atlantic forest Clima - Hot tropical and humid Annual average temperature - 25.3 c Distance to Recife - 103 km
The municipality contains part of the strictly protected Saltinho Biological Reserve, a conservation unit created in 1983.
Beaches
Tamandaré beach Urbanized, has two kilometers long of sand and a number of tourist facilities. Has small waves and fine sand. Easy to reach from Recife and Caruaru.
Boca da Barra beach At low tide is formed natural pools. Suitable for swimming, has a dense mangrove vegetation in the estuary of Canoa quebrada River. It's possible to reach the Mamocambilhas beach in Barreiros by walking.
Campas beach Three kilometers long, is good for swimming, and in front of the Marinas hotel, the sea allows natural anchorages of boats. It is possible to rent equipment such as jetski, banana boats and boats.
Carneiros beach Still almost deserted, just has a few summer houses and bars. It has five kilometers of landscape mixed between the reefs, coconut trees and low waves water.
Economy
The main economic activities in Tamandaré are based in tourism, artisanal fishing, food and beverage industry and agriculture especially coconuts.
Economic Indicators Population http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Tamandare, page 35] GDP x(1000 R$).Tamandare 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 GDP pc (R$) PE 18,999 79,461 4,381 0.137% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 7.44% 23.98% 68.58%
Health Indicators PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.596 1 17 19.2
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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