Flores, Pernambuco
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Flores (Flowers), is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 23.034[1] and the area is 953.83 km².
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[edit] Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraiba state and Quixaba (N); Betânia (S); Carnaíba and Custódia (E); Triunfo and Calumbi (W)
- Area - 953.83 sqkm
- Elevation - 466 m
- Hidrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
- Clima - Semi desertic ( Sertão) hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
- Distance to Recife - 385 km
[edit] Economy
The main economic activities in Flores are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle and their milk, goats, sheeps and plantations with beans, corn and guava (goiaba).
[edit] Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[2] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.034 | 59.354 | 2.703 | 0.097 % |
Economy by Sector
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 20.39 % | 9.10 % | 70.51 % |
[edit] Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.613 | 1 | 22 | 27.5 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Flores, page 32]
- ^ Flores 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
Coordinates: 7°51′57″S 37°58′30″W / 7.86583°S 37.975°W
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