São José do Egito

São José do Egito is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 31,792^[1] and the area is 791.9 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Brejinho and Itapetim (N); Tuparetama and Ingazeira (S); Paraiba state (E); Santa Terezinha and Tabira (W)
Area - 791.9 km²
Elevation - 585 m
Hidrography - Pajeú River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
Clima - semi arid - hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 23.2 c
Distance to Recife - 394 km

Economy

The main economic activities in São José do Egito are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheeps, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, beans and tomatoes.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
31,792	119.315	3,916	0.20%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
16.45%	9.32%	74.23%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.657	2	317	24.2

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 S. J. do Egito, page 34]
^ S.J. do Egito 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
^ PE State site - City by city profile

07°28′44″S 37°16′28″W / 7.47889°S 37.27444°W / -7.47889; -37.27444

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 S. J. do Egito, page 34]

[2] S.J. do Egito 2007 GDP IBGE page 32

[3] PE State site - City by city profile

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