Correntes, Pernambuco
Introduction Location of Correntes within Pernambuco.City Flag'''Correntes''' (Portuguese word for "chains") is a town located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located  away from Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated population of 18,268 inhabitants.
History It was Antonio Machado Dias, a rich Portuguese farmer, who founded the town in 1826.Dias lived in the area where Correntes is currently located. He commanded the building of a catholic church dedicated to his patron saint (Saint Anthony).From that church, many people set up homes there, resulting in the village of Barra de Correntes, which ultimately became the town of Correntes.
Geography * State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste Pernambucano* Boundaries - Garanhuns and Palmeirina   ('''N''');  Alagoas state  ('''S''' and '''E''');   Lagoa do Ouro    ('''W'''). * Area - 339.3 km2* Elevation - 391 m* Hydrography - Mundaú River* Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest* Climate - Hot and humid* Annual average temperature - 23.7 c* Distance to Recife - 257.7 km
Economy The main economic activities in '''Correntes''' are based in agribusiness, especially sweet potatoes, beans, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, horses and chickens.===Economic indicators=== Population GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE 16.686 58.359 3.574  0.097%'''Economy by Sector'''2006 Primary sector  Secondary sector Service sector  20.03%  8.20% 71.77%===Health indicators=== HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospital beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.587  1 11 16.8
Hymn The hymn of Correntes was composed by Arlinda Brasil, a retired teacher. '''Sample''':'''Portuguese version (original''')Correntes, nosso torrão adoradoBerço que nos viu nascerPor ti daremos tudo eSó a ti devemos querer'''English version'''Correntes, our dear landCradle that saw our birthWe will give everything for youAnd only you we must love
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