Itapetim
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
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Flag
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Seal
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(2022 [1])
Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km².
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Districts - Itapetim, Piedade do Ouro and São Vicente.
- Boundaries - Paraíba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W)
- Area - 411.9 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
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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 |
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14.063 | 40.092 | 2.953 | 0.07% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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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) |
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0.620 | 1 | 25 | 31.1 |
References
- ^ IBGE 2022 census
- ^ [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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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe | |
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Brejo Pernambucano | |
Garanhuns | |
Médio Capibaribe | |
Vale do Ipanema | |
Vale do Ipojuca |
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Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional Pernambucana | |
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Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá | |
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Recife | |
Porto de Suape | |
Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica | |
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Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina | |
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Pajeú | |
Salgueiro | |
Sertão do Moxotó |
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