page_title: Palmares, Pernambuco
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Palmares, Pernambuco / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Una River at Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil. Português: Rio Una na altura do município de Palmares, no estado de Pernambuco, no Brasil.
context_page_description: Palmares is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 58.819 inhabitants, according with IBge 2009. Its main activity is the combined field of agriculture and livestock. It received its name from the Portuguese people who named it that due to the number of palm trees in the area where run-away slaves had created approximately 16 quilombos, led by Zumbi.
context_section_description: State - Pernambuco
  Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  Boundaries - Bonito (N); Xexéu (S); Catende (W); Joaquim Nabuco and Água Preta (E)
  Area - 386.84 km²
  Elevation - 108 m
  Hydrography - Una river
  Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
  Climate - Hot tropical and humid
  Annual average temperature - 22 c
  Distance to Recife - 120 km
caption: Una river in Palmares
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