Surubim

Surubim
— Municipality —
Municipal location
Surubim Location in Brazil
Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Established	April 27, 1893
Area
• Total	97.6 sq mi (252.85 km²)
Elevation	1,293 ft (394 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	56,795
• Density	581.8/sq mi (224.62/km²)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)

Surubim is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is the birth place of Chacrinha, a famous Brazilian comedian and entertainer who died in 1988.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Vertentes do Lério and Casinhas (N); Riacho das Almas and Cumaru (S); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo (E); Santa Maria do Cambucá and Frei Miguelinho (W)
Area - 252.85 sqkm
Elevation - 394 m
Hidrography - Capibaribe river
Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
Clima - semi arid - hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
Distance to Recife - 134 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Surubim are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness. Especially, creations of cattle, pigs, goats, sheeps and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
56.795	205.142	3.804	0.342 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
2.82 %	12.97 %	84.21 %

Health Indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.641	1	249	22.3

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 (Surubim, page 35)
^ Surubim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30
^ PE State site - City by city profile