Serra Talhada

It is located at 07º59'31" South and 38º17'54" West, at an altitude of 429 metres. As of 2020, its estimated population by IBGE was 86,915 people. Its area is approximately 2980 km sq.

Serra Talhada
General overview
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Coordinates: 07º59'31" South and 38º17'54" West
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
Sub-region	Sertão
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m (1,614 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	86,915
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

 

It used to be known as "Villa Bella" or "Beautiful Village". The name Serra Talhada means Chopped Hill; the city has a big hill that looks as if it had been chopped in half. The inhabitants of Serra Talhada have a dance called xaxado which used to be a dance performed by the Cangaceiros.

 

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Floresta (S); Calumbi, Betânia and Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde (E); Mirandiba and São José do Belmonte (W); Paraiba state(N)
• Area - 2980 km²
• Elevation - 429 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú River ¬¬)
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - Hot semi-desertic
• Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
• Distance to Recife - 410.7 km

The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.

There are two main football clubs in Serra Talhada, Ferroviário Esporte Clube and Serrano Futebol Clube. These two teams are rivals, playing the Serra Talhada derby.

The city's football stadium is the Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes, usually known by its nickname Pereirão, and it has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

The main economic activities in Serra Talhada are general commerce and primary sector (employs 34%) especially corn and beans.

Economic Indicators

 

Economy by Sector 2006

Transportation

The city is served by Santa Magalhães Airport.

Health Indicators

• Serra Talhada (Portuguese Wikipedia)