Pedra, Pernambuco

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

Geography

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

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

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

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

References

^ 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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