Itapetim

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
Flag Seal
Itapetim Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1893
Government
• Mayor	Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
• Total	411.9 km2 (159.0 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population  (2022 )
• Total	13,788
• Density	33.47/km2 (86.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	0.620 – medium

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km².

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Districts - Itapetim, Piedade and São Vicente.
• Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W)
• Area - 411.9 km²
• Elevation - 637 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 22.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 414 km

Economy

Group of abandoned houses on a old small farm in Piedade district, Itapetim municipality.

Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.063	40.092	2.953	0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.47%	9.03%	75.50%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620	1	25	31.1