Canhotinho

Canhotinho (Little Left-handed) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 223 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 24.381 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Lajedo and Jurema (N); Palmeirina (S); Quipapá and Alagoas state (E); Angelim and Calçado (W).
Area - 423.08 km²
Elevation - 520 m
Hydrography - Mundaú and Una rivers
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Climate - Hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 21.7 c
Distance to Recife - 223 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Canhotinho are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, beans, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, sheeps and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
24.381	76.093	3.142	0.13 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
14.52 %	9.93 %	75.55 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.588	1	27	38.0

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Canhotinho, page 32]
^ Canhotinho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
^ PE State site - City by city profile