Belém de Maria

Belém de Maria (Bethlehem of Mariah) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 150 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 9.703 inhabitants.

1 Geography
2 Economy
- 2.1 Economic indicators
- 2.2 Health indicators
3 References

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Bonito (N); Catende (S and E); Lagoa dos Gatos, Cupira and São Joaquim do Monte (W)
Area - 69.47 km²
Elevation - 227 m
Hydrography - Una River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
Distance to Recife - 150 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Belém de Maria are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
9.703	30.351	3.145	0.05 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.79 %	8.64 %	80.57 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590	1	15	17.1

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Belém de Maria, page 30]
^ Belem de Maria 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
^ PE State site - City by city profile