São José da Coroa Grande () English: Saint Joseph of Crown Big) is a city in the state of Pernambuco with 19,511 inhabitants (2025). It is southernmost city of the state on the coast section.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana Boundaries - Barreiros (N and W); Alagoas state (S); Atlantic Ocean (E) Area - 69.2 km2 Elevation - 2 m Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia and Coconut trees Clima - Hot tropical and humid Annual average temperature - 25.3 c Distance to Recife - 121 km
Beaches
Gravatá beach Used for underwater fishing. Although still primitive, has vast area of coconut trees, mangrove vegetation and weak waves.
Barra da Cruz beach As Gravatá beach and Várzea do Una, is suitable for hunting underwater.
Várzea do Una beach Bay with strong waves, large strip of sand. Also is suitable for fishing underwater and is located in the estuary of Una River.
Coroa Grande beach Which means great crown, is located in the urban coast of the city. Has weak waves and sand banks up to the natural reefs, about 600 yards from the beach.
Economy
The main economic activities in São José da Coroa Grande are based in tourism, artisanal fishing and agriculture, especially sugarcane and coconuts.
Economic Indicators Population http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 São José da Coroa Grande, page 34] GDP x(1000 R$).São José da Coroa Grande 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 GDP pc (R$) PE 18.555 54.380 3.182 0.09% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 10.65% 10.69% 78.66%
Health Indicators PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.628 1 22 12.6
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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