Santo Amaro, Recife

Santo Amaro is a neighborhood of Recife in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil, was founded in 1681 and incorporated in 1814.[1] In 1814, the Cemitério dos Ingleses was built in the neighborhood, the first of the city, on a land donated by the Provincial Government to the English Consul in March 1869.[2]

Santo Amaro
Partial image of the city of Recife in Pernambuco
Localization map
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded1814
Area
 • Total380 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
 (1990; 2010/ 2016−2017)
 • Total27,939
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)

Demographics

The district is located in the central region of Recife in Pernambuco, Brazil and has 27,939 inhabitants, with a male population of 12,680 (45.38) inhabitants and a female population of 15,259 (54.62) inhabitants.[1] The majority of the population of the neighborhood is in the age group of 25 to 29 years old with index of 13,258 inhabitants (47,45%).[3] With 8,474 households, it has an average of 3.3 residents per household, with a proportion of 55.32% of the women responsible for the household and the value of the monthly average household income is (1,892.10).[1] According to the 2010 Census-IBGE.[1]

References
  1. "Estimativas da População Residente no Brasil e Unidade da Federação com data de referência em 01/07/2016" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (ibge). August 9, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. Gaspar, Lúsica (September 8, 2017). "Santo Amaro (Bairro, Recife) − Fundação Joaquim Nabuco". Fundaj. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. Alves, Cleide (September 13, 2015). "A história do Recife contada em cartões-postais". JC Online. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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