page_title: Jaboatão dos Guararapes
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Jaboatão dos Guararapes / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Português: igreja nª sª dos prazeres
context_page_description: Jaboatão dos Guararapes is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a part of the Recife metro area. The population was 697,636 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 2018, making it the second most-populous city in the state of Pernambuco and the 27th 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.
context_section_description: The city is located at around 8°6′46″S 35°0′54″W, just south of Recife. It has three urban beaches (Piedade, Candeias and Barra de Jangada). Some of the main neighborhoods are Candeias, Cavaleiro, Piedade, Jardim Piedade and Barra de Jangada.
  State – Pernambuco
  Region – RMR (Recife)
  Boundaries – Sao Lourenco da Mata and Recife (N), Cabo de Santo Agostinho (S ), Moreno (W), Atlantic Ocean (E)
  Area – 256.073 km² (99 sq mi)
  Elevation – 76 m (247 ft)
  Hydrography – small coaster rivers
  Rivers – Jaboatão, Gurjaú and Jordão
  Urban Beaches – Piedade, Candeias and Barra de Jangada
  Vegetation – Atlantic forest, Mangal and Sugarcane
  Climate – Hot tropical and humid
  Annual average temperature – 28 c
  Metro – Recife Metro
  Main roads – BR 101, BR 232, BR-408, PE-007, PE-008 (Batalha's Road) and PE-017 (Axis of Integration)
  Main ways – Bernado Vieira de Melo Avenue, Beira-Mar (Seaside) Avenue, Curcurana's Road, Manoel Rabelo's Avenue, Castelo Branco's Avenue, Barreto de Menezes Avenue, Ayrton Senna's Avenue, Setúbal Channel Avenue, President Kennedy's Avenue, Aniceto Varejão Street and Arão Lins de Andrade Street
caption: Nossa Prazeres Cathedral
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