Northeast Region, Brazil

The Northeast Region of Brazil (Portuguese: Região Nordeste do Brasil) is one of the five geographical regions of Brazil defined by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 1969. It is the third largest region, corresponding to 18% of the national territory, and the second in population.

Northeast Region
Região Nordeste
Region
Coordinates: 12°58′S 38°31′W
CountryBrazil
Largest cities
Salvador (by city proper) Recife (by metro pop.)
Fortaleza (by pop. density)
States
List
Area
 • Region1,558,196 km2 (601,623 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd
Population
 • Region57,374,243
 • Rank2nd
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
  • Rank3rd
 • Urban
71%
GDP
 • Year2014 estimate
 • TotalR$805,099,000,000
(3rd)
 • Per capitaR$14,329.13
(5th)
HDI
 • Year2014
 • Category0.710 – high (5th)
 • Life expectancy69 years (5th)
 • Infant mortality33.2 per 1,000 (1st)
 • Literacy85,2% (5th)
Time zonesUTC−02:00 (FNT)
UTC−03:00 (BRT)

Geography

The Northeast Region has an area of 1,554,291.31 km2 (600,115.23 sq mi). It is the region of the country with the longest coastline.

The climate in the region is very hot all the year long; tropical near the coast and semi-arid in the interior; semi-equatorial in the far west of the region. The vegetation mainly desert-like, with tropical forests along the coast and in the west and savanna-like vegetation, known as the Cerrado. in the southwest.

The Northeast Region is between 01° 02' 30" of latitude north and 18° 20' 07" of latitude south and between 34° 47' 30" and 48° 45' 24" of longitude west. It borders to the north and east with the Atlantic Ocean; to the south with the Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states; and to west with the Pará, Tocantins and Goiás states.

The main rivers in the region are the São Francisco and the Parnaíba rivers; they have many tributaries.

Mountains

The highest point in the Northeast Region is Pico do Barbado (13°17′47″S 41°54′28″W) at 2,033 m (6,670 ft). Pico do Barbado is the highest summit of the larger Serra do Barbado, in the Chapada Diamantina, in Bahia.[1]

The highest point of the different states of the North Region are:[2]

DepartmentMountainElevation
AlagoasPico 844 (Serra Santa Cruz)844 m (2,769 ft)
BahiaPico do Barbado (Serra do Barbado)2,033 m (6,670 ft)
CearáPico Serra Branca1,154 m (3,786 ft)
MaranhãoPico 804 (Chapada das Mangabeiras)804 m (2,638 ft)
ParaíbaPico do Jabre1,197 m (3,927 ft)
PernambucoPico 1195 (Serra da Boa Vista)1,195 m (3,921 ft)
PiauíPico 865 (Serra Grande)865 m (2,838 ft)
Rio Grande do NortePico 868 (Serra do Coqueiro)868 m (2,848 ft)
SergipePico 742 (Serra Negra)742 m (2,434 ft)

States

This region is formed of nine states: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe.

States in the Northeast Region of Brazil
CodeStateCapitalMunicipalitiesPopulation[3]
(2016)		Area[4]
(km2)		Density
(inh./km2)
BR-AL AlagoasMaceió1023,358,96327,848.16120.6
BR-BA BahiaSalvador6315,276,566564,732.6427.1
BR-CE CearáFortaleza1848,963,663148,887.6360.2
BR-MA MaranhãoSão Luís2176,954,036331,936.9620.9
BR-PB ParaíbaJoão Pessoa2233,999,41556,468.4370.8
BR-PE PernambucoRecife1859,410,33698,076.0095.9
BR-PI PiauíTeresina2243,212,180251,611.9312.8
BR-RN Rio Grande do NorteNatal1673,474,99852,811.1165.8
BR-SE SergipeAracaju752,265,77921,918.45103.4
Total1,44056,915,9361,554,291.3136.6

Population

As of 1 July 2016, the Northeast region had a population of 56,915,936,[3] for a population density of 36.6 inhabitants/km2.

The most important municipalities of the North Region are:

Main municipalities in the North Region of Brazil[3]
RankMunicipalityStatePopulationRankCityStatePopulation
1 SalvadorBahia2,938,09211 Feira de SantanaBahia622,639
2 FortalezaCeará2,609,71612 Campina GrandeParaíba407,754
3 RecifePernambuco1,625,58313 OlindaPernambuco390,144
4 São LuísMaranhão1,082,93514 CaucaiaCeará358,164
5 MaceióAlagoas1,021,70915 CaruaruPernambuco351,686
6 NatalRio Grande do Norte877,66216 Vitória da ConquistaBahia346,069
7 TeresinaPiauí847,43017 PetrolinaPernambuco337,683
8 João PessoaParaíba801,71818 PaulistaPernambuco325,590
9 Jaboatão dos GuararapesPernambuco691,12519 CamaçariBahia292,074
10 AracajuSergipe641,52320 MossoróRio Grande do Norte291,937
  • Salvador
    Salvador
  • Fortaleza
    Fortaleza
  • Recife
    Recife
  • São Luís
    São Luís

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northeast Region of Brazil.
  1. "Serra do Barbado, Brazil". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "Brazil State High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. "Estimativas da População Residente no Brasil e Unidades da Federaçã com Data de Referencia en 1o de julho de 2016" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. "Área Territorial Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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