Pedra, Pernambuco

Pedra (stone) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located at 255 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 22,668 inhabitants.^[1]

Geography[edit]

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Arcoverde and Pesqueira (N); Águas Belas (S); Caetés, Paranatama and Venturosa (E); Buique (W)
Area - 803.02 km²
Elevation - 593 m
Hydrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - Semi arid - hot
Annual average temperature - 22.9 c
Distance to Recife - 255.4 km

Economy[edit]

The main economic activities in Pedra are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, corn; and livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses and chickens.

Economic indicators[edit]

Population^[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
20.788	91.010	4.521	0.15%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
30.53%	10.35%	59.12%

Health indicators[edit]

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.601	1	24	40.4

References[edit]

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

8°30′02″S 36°56′44″W / 8.50056°S 36.9456°W / -8.50056; -36.9456

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Pedra, page 34]

[3] Pedra 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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