Cortês

Also known as Cortes

Cortês is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 12,560 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Cortês
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Settlement.image_shield: Cortês-pe.png
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Cortês
Settlement.image_map: Brazil Pernambuco Cortês location map.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Location of Cortês in Pernambuco
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Cortês in Pernambuco
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 29 December 1953
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Maria de Fatima Cysneiros Sampaio Borba (PSDB) (2025-2028)
Settlement.leader_title2: Vice Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: cortesense
Population: 12560
Area: 101.332
Elevation: 302
Official website: www.cortes.pe.gov.br
Dialing code: 81

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Commons category: Cortês
Human Development Index: 0.568
electorate: 10710

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Cortês is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is 149 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 12,560 inhabitants.

==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