Caruaru

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Caruaru
Coordinates: 8 ° 17 ′  S , 35 ° 59 ′  W
Map: Pernambuco
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Caruaru
Caruaru on the map of Pernambuco
Basic data
State Pernambuco
Residents 314,912  (IBGE / 2010)
City insignia
Brasao caruaru.png
Caruaru Flag.png
Detailed data
surface 932 km 2
Population density 338 inhabitants / km 2
height 554  m
Post Code 55,000-000
Time zone UTC UTC − 3
Website www.caruaru.pe.gov.br
Montagem Caruaru.jpg

Caruaru , officially Município de Caruaru , is a city in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco . It had about 361,118 inhabitants in 2019, making it the most important city in the state's hinterland. The city is located on the middle reaches of the Rio Ipojuca , approx. 135 km from the capital Pernambucos, Recife .

Geography and climate

Caruaru is located in northeastern Brazil on the Borborema Plateau, 554 m above sea level. The city is located in a transition zone on the edge of the Caatinga area and thus has a dry and warm climate. The average annual temperature is 22.1 ° C.

History and name development

The Caruaru area was originally reclaimed by runaway slaves organized in Quilombos . Then it was settled by the Portuguese noble family Rodrigues de Sá and exploited for agriculture. The city's name originally comes from the indigenous Tupi language and refers to a plant species that is common in the region, the Orbignya sabulosa or Caruru (Tupi: curuá'i).

Sculpture in Caruaru (2004)

Economy and Infrastructure

Industry

Today the city lives mainly from the processing of the agricultural products of the surrounding area such as cassava , beans, bananas , beef and tomatoes . The food, textile and leather goods industries are therefore significant.

education

The city has 209 schools. 19 of them are administered by the state, 116 by the city and 74 are private schools. There are also various private faculties such as the Caruaru Higher Education Association (ASCES), the Caruaru Faculty of Philosophy, Natural Sciences and Languages ​​(FAFICA), the Ipojuca Valley Faculty (FAVIP) and the Maurício de Nassau Faculty (UNINASSAU) in the city. In Caruaru there are also two campuses from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and the University of Pernambuco (UPE). The large number of schools and faculties make the city an educational center that attracts people from all over the region.

Johannesfest

In June, the city is called “ Forró Capital” during the Festival of St. John (known in Brazil as São João or Festa Junina). The festival usually lasts 30 days and is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest St. John's Festival in the world, with typical dishes and traditional music.

Caruaru Cathedral

Religions

64.6% of the population are Catholic, 22.1% are Protestant and 2% follow Spiritism . Followers of African religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé count only 0.3% of the city's population and 0.1% of the population follow Buddhism . 8% did not mention any religion and 0.3% declared themselves to be atheists. The city is the seat of the Caruaru diocese .

Town twinning

Caruaru has entered into partnerships with the cities of Hof an der Saale in Germany and Vila Nova de Famalicão in Portugal.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Caruaru  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. Cidade Brasil - Município de Caruaru , accessed June 14, 2018