Saloa

Saloá is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 263 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 15.547 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Paranatama (N); Bom Conselho and Terezinha (S); Garanhuns (E); Iati (W)
Area - 252.08 km²
Elevation - 745 m
Hidrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Clima - Semi arid - hot
Annual average temperature - 20.6 c
Distance to Recife - 263 km

Economy

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

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
15.547	46.893	3.121	0.08 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
16.39 %	8.04 %	75.57 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.561	1	19	50

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Saloá, page 34]
^ Saloá 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
^ PE State site - City by city profile