Tacaratu

Tacaratu is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE is 26,106 and the area is 1264.5 km2.

Demographics
The indigenous Pankararú people live in Brejo dos Padres and other villages of Tacaratu.

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
 * Boundaries - Floresta  (N);  Jatobá and Alagoas state  (S);  Inajá and Alagoas  (E);  Petrolândia  (W)
 * Area - 1264.5 km2
 * Elevation - 14 m
 * Hydrography - Moxotó river
 * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
 * Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
 * Annual average temperature - 24.1 c
 * Distance to Recife - 458 km

The municipality contains part of the 625 ha Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.

Economy
The main economic activities in Tacaratu are based in general industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats and sheep; and plantations of mangoes and beans.

Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector 2006