Arcoverde
Arcoverde (Green Arch) is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It's located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68.000 inhabitants [1] in 2009 according with IBGE.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertao Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraiba (N); Buíque and Pedra (S), Pesqueira (E), Sertânia (W)
- Area - 353.4 sqkm
- Elevation - 663 m
- Hidrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
- Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia.
- Clima - Semi desertic, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
- Main road - BR 232
- Distance to Recife - 254 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Arcoverde are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.
Economic Indicators
| Population |
GDP x(1000 R$).[2] |
GDP pc (R$) |
PE |
| 68.000 |
290.529 |
4.479 |
0.48 % |
Economy by Sector 2006
Health Indicators
[3]
| HDI (2000) |
Hospitals (2007) |
Hospitals beds (2007) |
Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
| 0.708 |
2 |
282 |
38.4 |
References