Jaboatão dos Guararapes
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| Municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes | |||
View of the city and Piedade Beach
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| Nickname(s): "Nation's Birthplace" | |||
| Motto: "For Nation's Unity" | |||
 Location of Jaboatão dos Guararapes |
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| Coordinates: 8°06′44″S 35°00′56″W / 8.11222°S 35.01556°WCoordinates: 8°06′44″S 35°00′56″W / 8.11222°S 35.01556°W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Northeast | ||
| State |
 Pernambuco
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Elias Gomes (PSDB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 256.08 km2 (98.87 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||
| Population (est. IBGE 2009) | |||
| • Total | 687,688 | ||
| • Density | 2,685/km2 (6,950/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal Code | 54000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 81 | ||
| GDP | BR$11.952 billion 2014 | ||
| GDP per capita | BR$17 691.00 | ||
| Website | pjg |
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Jaboatão dos Guararapes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒabwaˈtɐ̃w duz ɡwaɾaˈɾapis]) is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a part of the Recife metro area. The population was 687,688 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2009, making it the second most-populous city in the state of Pernambuco and the 26th in Brazil, ahead of major Brazilian state capitals such as Cuiabá and Aracaju. The city is a very important industrial center, hosting companies like Unilever and Coca-Cola. It is bordered by Recife in the North, Cabo de Santo Agostinho on the south, and Mangue forests to the west in Moreno.
The city is located at around 8°6′46″S 35°0′54″W / 8.11278°S 35.01500°W, just south of Recife. It has three urban beaches (Piedade, Candeias and Barra de Jangada). Some of the main neighborhoods are Candeias, Piedade, Jardim Piedade and Barra de Jangada.
The town of Jaboatão dos Guararapes was founded on May 4, 1593 by Bento Luiz Figueira, the third owner of Engenho São João Baptista. The Second Battle of Guararapes occurred in the city and was one of the most important battles in Brazil's history, in which the people from Pernambuco defeated and expelled the Dutch from the State. This battle was an important event that led to the creation of the Brazilian Army. In 1873 it ascended to village status, and in 1884 after being split up with Olinda it ascended to city status.
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