Garanhuns
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| Municipality | |||
| Município de Garanhuns Municipality of Garanhuns |
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| Top left: Heliopolis area Top right: Gonçalves Maia Street Middle left: Floral Clock (Relógio das Flores) Middle right: Dom Moura Square Bottom left: Mãe Rainha Sanctuary Bottom right: Saint Joseph Seminary (Seminário São José)
Top left: Heliopolis area
Top right: Gonçalves Maia Street Middle left: Floral Clock (Relógio das Flores) Middle right: Dom Moura Square Bottom left: Mãe Rainha Sanctuary Bottom right: Saint Joseph Seminary (Seminário São José) |
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| Nickname(s): "Suíça pernambucana" ("Switzerland in Pernambuco"), "Cidade das flores" ("City of Flowers") | |||
| Location of Garanhuns | |||
 Garanhuns
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Region | Northeast | ||
| State |  Pernambuco |
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| Founded | 1879 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Izaías Régis Neto {PTB} | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 472.462 km2 (182.419 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 896 m (2,940 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 130.303 | ||
| • Density | 275.8/km2 (714/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | garanhuense | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC−2) | ||
Garanhuns is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the Borborema Plateau, the town is known as the "Suíça Pernambucana" (Pernambucan Switzerland) due to its pleasant weather during summer and low temperatures during winter, something rather unusual for the region. It is also known as "Cidade das Flores" ("City of Flowers") or "Cidade da Garoa" ("City of Drizzle").
Garanhuns is most famous for the Festival de Inverno, or The Winter Festival, which it holds every year in July. During the winter, temperatures in Garanhuns can drop to 7 degrees Celsius (44 degrees Fahrenheit). This is quite cold for a city that is only a few degrees south of the equator.
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Geography
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Capoeiras and Jucati (N); Lagoa do Ouro and Correntes (S); São João and Palmeirina (E); Caetés, Saloa, Paranatama, Brejão and Terezinha (W)
- Area - 472.5 km2
- Elevation - 842 m
- Hidrography - Mundaú River
- Vegetation - Evergreen forest
- Climate - Mesothermal
- Annual average temperature - 20.4 °C
- Main road - BR 101, PE 126 and PE 177
- Distance to Recife - 223 km
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Tourism
It's the weather, cold for the locals and mild for foreigners, and the mountains which attract many tourists to the region during Summer and Winter. Garanhuns, Gravatá and Triunfo are the most visited mountainous (cold) cities of the state.
Tourist attractions
- Winter musical festival (July)
- Flowers clock Relógio das flores
- Celso Galvao Palace
- Park Euclides Dourado and Park Ruben Van Der Linden
- João Capão Castle
- São Bento Monastery
- Ipiranga Monument
- The seven Hills.
Economy
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The main economic activities in Garanhuns are based in mountain tourism (winter tourism), general commerce and primary sector especially flowers, tomatoes, manioc, cows, chickens and milk.
Economic indicators
| Population [1] | GDP x(1000 R$).[2] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 131.313 | 742.593 | 5.941 | 1.20% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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| 3.75% | 21.50% | 74.75% |
Health indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospital beds (2007) | Children's Mortality per 1000 (2005) |
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| 0.693 | 5 | 488 | 23.1 |
Notable residents
Garanhuns is notable for being the hometown of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, born in Caetés, which was a district of Garanhuns until 1963. The film Lula, o filho do Brasil, about his life, was shot at the town.
The composer and musician Dominguinhos was also born in the city, as well as the actress Lívia Falcão, well known for her work in both TV and stage.
References
- ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Garanhuns, page 33]
- ↑ Garanhuns 2006 GDP IBGE pág 30
- ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
See also
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