It is an agricultural town known for growing black beans and being a wine-producing region.

[2] Irecê was discovered on 21 February 1807, and became municipality on 2 August 1926.

Irecê is classified as hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh), the average temperature on summer is 30°C, on winter is warm, the temperature reaches to 16°C.

It is the home of the "Academia Ireceense de Letras e Artes."

It was also the site the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God chose for an industrial kibbutz.