Camaragibe

City in Pernambuco, Brazil

Municipality in Northeast, Brazil

Fé e Esperança
"Faith and Hope"

Location in the state of Pernambuco and Brazil

8°01′19″S 34°58′51″W / 8.02194°S 34.98083°W / -8.02194; -34.98083Country BrazilRegionNortheastStatePernambucoFounded13 March 1982
(42 years ago) (1982-03-13)^[1]Named forLantana camara (plant)^[2]Government • TypeMayor–council government • MayorNadegi Queiroz, 2021– 2024 (Republicanos)Area • Total51.321 km² (19.815 sq mi)Elevation55 m (180 ft)Population • Total147,771 • Estimate 155,771 • Density2,900/km² (7,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC–3 (Brasília Time)Area code+55 81Websitewww.camaragibe.pe.gov.br (in Portuguese)

Camaragibe is a city in the Northeastern region of Brazil, in the state of Pernambuco. It lies within the Greater Recife — Brazil's 5th-largest metropolitan area^[5].

Currently, Camaragibe is run by Nadegi Queiroz (from the political party Republicanos) and Délio Junior (The Vice-mayor).

The lands now belonging to the city were used as a reserve of wood, and then for sugar planting. It was populated by natives, until the arrival of Portuguese with Duarte Coelho Pereira, around 1500. After the Portuguese arrival, however, the natives were not completely driven from the area.

In the 16th century, the city (then just an engenho) was considered one of the richest in the region until the Dutch invasion in 1645. At that time, the farm was burned to the ground by the natives.

On 13 May 1982, Camaragibe, which was then part of the bigger city São Lourenço da Mata, was elevated to the category of city.

The small city is considered among the most densely populated urban areas in the world because of the very accelerated growth that the city experienced from the emancipation until now.

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - RMR (Recife)
• Boundaries - Paulista (N), Sao Lourenco da Mata (S), Paudalho (W), Recife (E)
• Area - 55.08 km²
• Elevation - 55 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe and Beberibe rivers
• Vegetation - Hidrofila, capoeira, and sugarcane plantation
• Climate - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 25.1 °C 
• Main road - PE 005
• Distance to Recife - 16 km

The main economic activities in Camaragibe are based in commerce and general industry. Also is a main and terminal stop in the metropolitan train (subway or tube system), with integration with local bus lanes.

Population [6]	GDP x(1000 R$).[7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE	RMR
143.210	492.113	3.608	0.82%	1.22%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
1.43%	13.35%	85.22%

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.747	4	1291	15.1

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