Caetés, Pernambuco

Caetés
Municipality
Location in Pernambuco
Caetés
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°46′22″S 36°37′22″W / 8.77278°S 36.62278°W / -8.77278; -36.62278
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StatePernambuco
MesoregionAgreste Pernambucano
MicroregionGaranhuns
FoundedAugust 18, 1943
Incorporated (municipality)December 13, 1963
Government
 • MayorArmando Duarte de Almeida
Area
 • Total330.472 km2 (127.596 sq mi)
Elevation
849 m (2,785 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total28,904
 • Density8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
Demonymcaeteense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
55360-000
Area code87
HDI (2010) [4]0.522
WebsiteOfficial website

Caetés (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ.eˈtɛs], locally: [ka.ɛˈtɛs], Caaetes) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil. It is the birthplace of former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

References

  1. "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-03.