Catende

Country Brazil

Founded11 September 1928^[1]

Elevation

168 m (551 ft)

DemonymCatendense (Brazilian Portuguese)^[4]

Catende
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer
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Location of Catende in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°40′1″S 35°43′1″W / 8.66694°S 35.71694°W / -8.66694; -35.71694
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	11 September 1928[1]
Government
• Mayor	Gracina Maria Ramos Braz da Silva (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Jose Rinaldo Fernandes de Barros (PV) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	208.594 km2 (80.539 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	32,156[4]
• Density	154.16/km2 (399.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Catendense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55400-000, 55401-000, 55402-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.609 – medium[4]
Website	catende.pe.gov.br

Catende is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Its estimated population in 2020 was 43,340 inhabitants in a total area of 207.24 km².^[6] The economy is based on the cultivation of sugarcane and the production of derived products (sugar and ethanol). Catende used to have the world's largest sugar mill. ^{[citation needed]}