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Buíque
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Catimbau Valley in Buíque
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Buíque in Pernambuco
Buíque Buíque
Coordinates: 8°37′24″S 37°9′23″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	26 May 1904
Government
• Mayor	Túlio Henrique Araújo Cavalcanti (MDB) (2025-2028)
• Vice Mayor	Miriam Briano Alves (PSDB) (2025-2028)
Area
• Total	1,336.544 km2 (516.043 sq mi)
Elevation	814 m (2,671 ft)
Population  (2022 Census)
• Total	52,097
• Estimate  (2025)	53,489
• Density	38.98/km2 (101.0/sq mi)
Demonym	Buiquense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56520-000, 56533-000, 56535-000, 56537-000
HDI (2010)	0.527 – low
Website	buique.pe.gov.br

Buíque (Portuguese: [buˈiki]) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. It has an estimated population of 58,919 in a total area of 1345,1 km². The Kapinawá Indigenous Reserve is located in the municipality of Buíque.

Catimbau Valley, Brazil's second largest archeological site

History

The municipality of Buíque was settled in 1752, and was originally known as Campos de Buíque. Buíque became a village in 1854 and a city in 1874.

The writer Graciliano Ramos grew up in Buíque. At age 18, Graciliano wrote to this mother: "This is as the devil likes it: one wakes up at five in the morning and spends the day reading, smoking, eating and praying; one sleeps at nine in the evening. The life of an angel."

Geography

It is located at latitude 08º37'23" south and longitude 37º09'21" west, 798 meters above sea level, and 278 km from Pernambuco's state capital, Recife.

The Catimbau Valley or Vale do Catimbau in Portuguese, Brazil's second largest archeological site, is located in Buíque. Among its attractions are beautiful canyons, over 2,000 caves, and 28 registered areas with prehistoric cave paintings. The Brazilian federal government has listed the valley as a Unit of Integral Conservation and Preservation.

Further information: Vale do Catimbau National Park

• State – Pernambuco
• Region – Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries – Arcoverde and Sertânia (N); Águas Belas (S); Pedra (E); Tupanatinga and Itaíba (W)
• Area – 1345.1 km²
• Elevation – 798 m
• Hydrography – Ipanema and Moxotó rivers
• Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest
• Clima – semi-arid – hot and dry
• Annual average temperature – 21.5 c
• Distance to Recife – 278 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Buique are based in general commerce, some eco-tourism and agribusiness, especially plantations of cashew nuts, manioc, and beans, and the farming of cattle, sheep and goats.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
53.272	172.447	3.453	0.29%

Economy by sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
28.77%	6.47%	64.76%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.575	2	64	27.7

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco