Pedra, Pernambuco

Pedra (stone) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 255 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 20.788 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Arcoverde and Pesqueira (N); Águas Belas (S); Caetés, Paranatama and Venturosa (E); Buique (W)
Area - 803.02 km²
Elevation - 593 m
Hidrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Clima - Semi arid - hot
Annual average temperature - 22.9 c
Distance to Recife - 255.4 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Pedra are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, corn; and livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheeps, goats, horses and chickens.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
20.788	91.010	4.521	0.15 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
30.53 %	10.35 %	59.12 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.601	1	24	40.4

References

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