Buíque is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian municipality in the state of Pernambuco

Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

, mesoregion of Agreste

Agreste

In Brazil, the agreste is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão...

. Has an estimated population of 53.272 in a total territory of 1345,1 km².

History

The municipality of Buíque was settled in 1752, and was originally known as Campos de Buíque. The name "Buíque" comes from Tupi

Tupian languages

The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.-History, members and classification:...

 and means "Place of Snakes". Buíque became a village in 1854 and a city in 1874.

The famous Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos

Graciliano Ramos

Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was a Brazilian Post-Modernist writer, politician and journalist. In most of his novels he depicts the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian sertão.-Life:Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was born in the city of Quebrangulo, in the Brazilian State...

 grew up in Buíque. At age 18, Graciliano wrote to this mother: "... This is as the devil likes it: one wakes up at five in the morning and spends the day reading, smoking, eating and praying; one sleeps at nine in the evening. The life of an angel."

Geography

Located at latitude 08º37'23" south and longitude 37º09'21" west, 798 meters above the sea leavel, and 278 km from Pernambuco's state capital, Recife

Recife

Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

.

The Catimbau Valley or Vale do Catimbau in Portuguese, Brazil's second largest archeological site, it is located in Buíque. Among its attractions, are beautiful canyons, over 2,000 caves, and 28 registered areas with pre-historical cave paintings. The Brazilian federal government has listed the valley as a Unit of Integral Conservation and Preservation.

• State – Pernambuco
  Pernambuco
  Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
  
  
• Region – Agreste
  Agreste
  In Brazil, the agreste is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão...
  
   of Pernambuco
• Boundaries – Arcoverde
  Arcoverde
  Arcoverde is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It's located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68.000 inhabitants in 2009 according with IBGE.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertao...
  
   and Sertânia
  Sertânia
  Sertânia is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 35.914 inhabitants and the total area is 2421,51 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
  
    (N); Águas Belas
  Águas Belas
  Águas Belas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco.-History:The region where Águas Belas is located was originally inhabited by the Tupiniquim, who where expelled by the Carajó tribe. The first Europeans arrived around 1700...
  
    (S); Pedra
  Pedra, Pernambuco
  Pedra is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 255 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...
  
    (E); Tupanatinga
  Tupanatinga
  Tupanatinga is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 306 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...
  
   and Itaíba
  Itaíba
  Itaíba is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 306 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 27.631 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
  
    (W)
• Area – 1345.1 sqkm
• Elevation – 798 m
• Hidrography – Ipanema
  Ipanema River
  -References:*...
  
   and Moxotó rivers
  Moxotó River
  The Moxotó River is a tributary of the São Francisco River in northeastern Brazil. The Moxotó originates on the Borborema Plateau in Pernambuco state, and flows southwest to join the São Francisco. The lower portion of the river forms the border between Pernambuco state to the west and Alagoas...
  
  
• Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest
• Clima – semi arid
  Arid
  A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life...
  
   – hot and dry
• Annual average temperature – 21.5 c
• Distance to Recife
  Recife
  Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
  
   – 278 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Buique are based in general commerce, some eco-tourism and agribusiness

Agribusiness

In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term for the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales....

. Especially, plantations of cashew nuts, manioc, beans and, creations of cattle, sheeps and goats.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
53.272	172.447	3.453	0.29 %

Economy by sector
2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
28.77 %	6.47 %	64.76 %

Health indicators

HDI Human Development Index The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries... (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.575	2	64	27.7