Palmeirina

Location of Palmeirina within Pernambuco.

Palmeirina's City Flag

Palmeirina is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located 252 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Palmeirina has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 7,600 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - São João and Angelim (N); Correntes and Alagoas state (S); Canhotinho (E); Garanhuns (W).
• Area - 158.01 km^2
• Elevation - 531 m
• Hydrography - Mundaú River
• Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
• Climate - Hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
• Distance to Recife - 252 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Palmeirina are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially beans, bananas; and livestock such as cattle, sheep and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
8.481	30.029	3.538	0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.35%	7.47%	73.18%

Health indicators

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.596	1	4	52.6

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Palmeirina, page 34]
3. Palmeirina 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
4. PE State site - City by city profile

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