Palmeirina

Palmeirina is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 252 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Palmeirina has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 8.481 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - São João and Angelim (N); Correntes and Alagoas state (S); Canhotinho (E); Garanhuns (W).
Area - 158.01 km²
Elevation - 531 m
Hidrography - Mundaú River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - Hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
Distance to Recife - 252 km

Economy

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

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
8.481	30.029	3.538	0.05 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.35 %	7.47 %	73.18 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.596	1	4	52.6

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Palmeirina, page 34]
^ Palmeirina 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
^ PE State site - City by city profile