Itapetim

Itapetim
Itapetim
Municipality
	The Municipality of Itapetim
	Flag Seal
	Itapetim Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1893
Government
• Mayor	Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
• Total	405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	13,553
• Density	34.7/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.620 – medium

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 13,553 inhabitants and the total area is 404.82 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W)
Area - 404.82 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

The 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$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	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

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

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
^ Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP

[3] Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile

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