Belo Jardim

Belo Jardim
Municipality
Musician's monument at the city entrance
Flag Coat of arms
Belo Jardim in the state of Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8.33583°S 36.42388°W / -8.33583; -36.42388
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	647.7 km^2 (250.1 sq mi)
Elevation	608 m (1,995 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	76,687
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Belo-jardinense
Time zone	UTC-3:00 (BRT)

Belo Jardim (Beautiful Garden) a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated population in 2020 of 76,687 and a total area of 647.7 km^2.[1] It is located at 608 meters above the sea level and 182 km away from the state capital, Recife.

The economy is based on agribusiness (poultry, guava-based products, other food), agriculture (beans, maize, sweet potatoes, banana, coffee, manioc, tomatoes, garlic, sugar cane), and automotive batteries. The city is the headquarters of Acumuladores Moura S.A. (Baterias Moura).

The city is served by Belo Jardim Airport.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus and Jataúba (N); São Bento do Una and Sanharó (S); Pesqueira (W); Tacaimbó (E)
• Area - 647.7 km^2
• Elevation - 608 m
• Hydrography - Ipojuca River
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Climate - Semi-arid
• Annual average temperature - 22.5 c
• Main road - BR 232
• Distance to Recife - 182 km

Economy

Further information: Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil

The economy is based on agribusiness, agriculture, commerce and automotive batteries. The city is the headquarters of Acumuladores Moura S.A. (Baterias Moura or Auto-batteries Moura).

Economic Indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
74.028	504.735	7.113	0.85%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.35%	38.54%	58.11%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.625	2	137	29.5

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

External links

• Belo Jardim City Hall
• Baterias Moura

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. "Population 2009 Belo Jardim" (PDF). IBGE. p. 32.
3. Belo Jardim 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
4. PE State site - City by city profile

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