Sirinhaém

Sirinhaém is a municipality in Pernambuco with 46,361 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1614 making it among the oldest in the state. The Mayor is Camila Machado Leocadio Lins Dos Santos (PP, 2021 – 2024).

Access
BR-101, PE-060, PE-064 (via Cabo de Santo Agostinho)

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - RMR (Recife)
 * Boundaries - Ipojuca and Escada (N);  Rio Formoso and Tamandaré  (S);  Ribeirão  (W); Atlantic Ocean   (E)
 * Area - 378.8 km2
 * Elevation - 49 m
 * Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia and Coconut trees
 * Climate - Hot tropical and humid
 * Mean and high annual temperatures - 20.1 °C; 29.5 °C
 * Distance to Recife - 65 km







Beaches

 * Gamela beach

Beach of clear water, reefs and extensive areas of coconut trees. It has some bars and Palhoças (tents) offering typical food of the region (based in fish and seafood).

Still almost virgin in its 3 kilometers long. Its part of the Gold Coast Project, created to develop in a planned and environmentally way the potential of one extensive coast area since Cabo de Santo Agostinho until Maragogi in Alagoas.
 * Guadalupe beach


 * Barra de Sirinhaém beach

Fluvial - marine beach, is largely used to practice water sports. With six kilometers long, has several sections where bathing is not recommended, due to the violence of the waves.


 * Ilha de Santo Aleixo - Sirinhaém

Economy
The main economic activities in Sirinhaém are based in food and beverage industry, commerce, some tourism and agriculture especially coconuts.

Economic indicators
Economy by Sector, 2008