Salgueiro

Osasco.sao paulo' is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Salgueiro covers an area of 1639.3 square kilometers and had in 2009 an estimated population of 55.435 inhabitants ^[1] in 2009 according with IBGE.

It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Ceará (N); Belém de São Francisco (S), Verdejante, Mirandiba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó, Terra Nova, Serrita and Cedro (W)
Area - 1639.3 km²
Elevation - 420 m
Hidrography - Terra Nova River
Vegetation - Forest Subcaducifólia.
Clima - Semi desertic, ( Sertão) - hot and dry
Main road - BR 232
Distance to Recife - 510 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Salgueiro are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of onions, cotton and tomatoes; and creations of cattle, goats, sheeps and pigs.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
55.435	236.166	4.442	0.39%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.54%	14.55%	81.91%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.708	3	301	24.4

References

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

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

[2] Salgueiro 2007 GDP IBGE page 32

[3] PE State site - City by city profile

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