Buíque, Municipal seat in Pernambuco, Brazil
The Buíque municipality extends across 1,345 square kilometers in the Agreste region, situated 278 kilometers from Recife at 798 meters above sea level.
The settlement originated in 1752 as Campos de Buíque, derived from Tupi language meaning 'Place of Snakes', and received city status in 1874.
The municipality maintains traditional agricultural practices, with local farmers specializing in cashew nuts, manioc cultivation, and livestock farming throughout the region.
The area contains two hospitals with 64 beds, serving a population of 58,919 residents, while transportation networks connect to major cities in Pernambuco.
The Catimbau Valley within Buíque contains over 2,000 caves and 28 documented sites of prehistoric cave paintings, marking Brazil's second-largest archaeological area.
Location: Pernambuco
Inception: 1752
Elevation above the sea: 649 m
Shares border with: Sertânia, Águas Belas, Arcoverde, Itaíba, Pedra, Tupanatinga
Website: http://buique.pe.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -8.62333,-37.15639
Latest update: May 27, 2025 14:05
Catimbau National Park
1 km
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex
143.7 km
Feira de Caruaru
135.4 km
Paulo Afonso Falls
142.6 km
Rio São Francisco Natural Monument
136.1 km
Canyon of Xingo
135.1 km
Usina Hidrelétrica de Angiquinho
142.6 km
Estadio Antônio Inácio de Souza
134.8 km
Museu Casa Maria Mariá
137.3 km
Pico do Jabre State Park
154.6 km
Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve
105.1 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
155.4 km
Museu de Arte Sacra do Estado de Alagoas
184.5 km
Lacerdão
135.8 km
Museu do Sertão (Piranhas)
129.4 km
Estádio Otávio Limeira Alves
128.9 km
Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares
132.3 km
Casa de Graciliano Ramos
104.9 km
Igreja Santo Antônio de Pádua
79.5 km
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
142.6 km
Grupo Escolar Coronel João Fernandes de Brito
180.2 km
Cine Teatro Guarany
136.4 km
Açude Sumé
109.6 km
Quilombo Muquém
142.7 km
Quilombo Riacho dos Porcos
62.4 km
Professor João Vasconcelos Sobrinho Municipal Nature Park
127.7 km
Old Petrolandia Church
129.8 km
Ponte Metálica Dom Pedro II
144.8 kmReviews
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