Tacaratu
Tacaratu | |
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Health church in Tacaratu | |
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| Etymology: Derived from the indigenous language, meaning "land of many points or heads" | |
Location of Tacaratu in Pernambuco | |
Tacaratu Tacaratu | |
| Coordinates: 9°6′9″S 38°8′57″W / 9.10250°S 38.14917°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Founded | 13 May 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Washington Angelo de Araújo (MDB) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Givaldo Torres de Oliveira (REDE) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,264.532 km2 (488.239 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 23,902 |
| • Density | 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tacaratuense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56480-000, 56485-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.573 – medium |
| Website | tacaratu.pe.gov.br |
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.