Bom Jardim, Pernambuco

Bom Jardim
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: In English "Good Garden", referring to the legend of a chaplain who, being captivated by the beauty of the area, exclaimed "Este sim é um Bom Jardim!" (English: "This is a Good Garden!")[1]
Location of Bom Jardim in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°47′45″S 35°35′13″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	19 July 1871[1]
Government
• Mayor	Joao Francisco da Silva Neto (UNIÃO) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Arsenio Medeiros de Oliveira (PL) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	226.639 km^2 (87.506 sq mi)
Elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	37,629[2]
• Density	167.91/km^2 (434.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Bom-jardinense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55730-000, 55733-000, 55735-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.602 – medium[2]
Website	bomjardim.pe.gov.br

Bom Jardim is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020 was 39,983 inhabitants and the total area is 218.43 km^2.[6]

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Orobó and Machados (N); João Alfredo (S); Vicência and Limoeiro (E); Surubim and Casinhas (W).
• Area - 218.43 km^2
• Elevation - 333 m
• Hydrography - Goiana River
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia^[clarification needed] forest
• Climate - Tropical hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 23.9 °C
• Distance to Recife - 115 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Bom Jardim are related with extractive industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially breeding of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of bananas and pineapples.

Economic Indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
40.924	117.505	3.011	0.19%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.05%	12.52%	75.43%

Health Indicators

[9]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.618	1	46	23.7

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
2. "Bom Jardim". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
3. "Eleições 2024: Janjão (UNIÃO) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Bom Jardim-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
4. "Prefeito de Bom Jardim (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
5. "CEP Bom Jardim/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
6. IBGE 2020
7. IBGE Population 2009 Bom Jardim, page 32
8. Bom Jardim 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
9. PE State site - City by city profile