São Joaquim do Monte

São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 21.872 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Bezerros and Camocim de São Félix (N); Cupira (S); Bonito and Belém de Maria (E); Agrestina (W).
Area - 242.63 km²
Elevation - 463 m
Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Climate - Hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
Distance to Recife - 124.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in São Joaquim do Monte are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, manioc, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
21.872	65.415	3.135	0.105 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.75 %	8.89 %	75.36 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.571	1	46	27.8

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 S. Joaquim do Monte, page 35]
^ S. Joaquim do Monte 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
^ PE State site - City by city profile