Bom Conselho

Bom Conselho ("Good Advice") is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the state of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 786.2 sq/km of total area.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Saloá and Terezinha (N); Alagoas state (S); Lagoa do Ouro (E); Iati (W).
Area - 786.2 km²
Elevation - 654 m
Hidrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
Distance to Recife - 266 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Bom Conselho are related to commerce and agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses, and plantations of sweet potatoes, beans and bananas.

Economic indicators

Population ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
45.250	150.992	3.479	0.25%

Economy by sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.04%	8.62%	70.34%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.572	1	47	30.1

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References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Bom Conselho, page 32]
^ Bom Conselho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
^ PE State site - City by city profile

09°10′12″S 36°40′48″W / 9.17000°S 36.68000°W / -9.17000; -36.68000

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Bom Conselho, page 32]

[2] Bom Conselho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29

[3] PE State site - City by city profile

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