Panelas

Panelas is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 182.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 25.500 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Altinho (N); Quipapá and Jurema (S); Lagoa dos Gatos, São Benedito do Sul and Cupira (E); Ibirajuba (W).
Area - 371.16 km²
Elevation - 532 m
Hydrography - Una River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - Tropical hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
Distance to Recife - 182.6 km

Economy

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

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
25.500	68.430	2.746	0.11 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
6.08 %	9.38 %	84.54 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.576	1	26	26.8

References

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