Santa Maria do Cambucá
City in Pernambuco, Brazil
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Santa Maria do Cambucá (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ta maˈɾiɐ ˈdu kɐ̃buˈka]) is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded25 July 1895[1]
Elevation520 m (1,710 ft)
DemonymSanta-mariense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Santa Maria do Cambucá | |
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Entrance to Santa Maria do Cambucá Our Lady of the Rosary parish church City square | |
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 Location of Santa Maria do Cambucá in Pernambuco | |
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| Coordinates: 7°50′24″S 35°54′7″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 25 July 1895[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alex Robevan de Lima (PV) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Jaco João de Souza (PODE) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.148 km2 (35.579 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,013 |
| 14,586 | |
| • Density | 152.07/km2 (393.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santa-mariense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 55765-000, 55767-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.548 – low[4] |
| Website | santamariadocambuca.pe.gov.br |
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Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraíba (N); Frei Miguelinho (S); Surubim and Vertentes do Lério (E); Vertentes (W)
- Area - 92.14 km2
- Elevation - 494 m
- Hydrography - Capibaribe river
- Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
- Climate - semi arid hot
- Annual average temperature - 23.0 c
- Distance to Recife - 153 km
- Population - 14,586 (2025)[4]
Economy
The main economic activities in Santa Maria do Cambucá are general industry, and agribusiness especially plantations of beans; and farming of cattle, sheep, goats and chickens.
Economic indicators
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 8.69% | 9.17% | 82.14% |
Health indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.566 | --- | --- | 22.7 |
