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Cortês

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Cortês

Total population

10,356

Elevation302 m
Land area101.33 km²
Coordinates-8.47°, -35.54°

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City facts

Elevation
302 m
Area
101.33 km²
Official website
www.cortes.pe.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cortês is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated population of 12,560 inhabitants.

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History & geography

Geography

* State - Pernambuco * Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana * Boundaries - Gravatá (N); Joaquim Nabuco (S); Amaraji and Ribeirão (E); Bonito and Barra de Guabiraba (W) * Area - 101.33 km2 * Elevation - 302 m * Hydrography - Sirinhaém River * Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest * Climate - Hot tropical and humid * Annual average temperature - 23.5 c * Distance to Recife - 149 km

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Geography

Latitude
-8.4725
Longitude
-35.5431
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,091
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    30
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    28
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Southern Rough-winged Swallow
    Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    26
  • Seven-colored Tanager
    Tangara fastuosa (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    25
  • Rufous-bellied Thrush
    Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    25
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    24
  • Blue-black Grassquit
    Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    22

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pernambuco

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.35
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,952

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
68
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cortês

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2604809
UF
PE
Mesorregião
Mata Pernambucana
Microrregião
Mata Meridional Pernambucana

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br