São Benedito do Sul

São Benedito do Sul is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 172.5 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 10.838 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Lagoa dos Gatos (N); Alagoas state (S); Maraial and Jaqueira (E); Quipapá and Panelas (W)
Area - 156.78 km²
Elevation - 474 m
Hydrography - Una River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Climate - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.9 c
Distance to Recife - 172.5 km

Economy

The main economic activities in São Benedito do Sul are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle and chickens.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
10.838	31.440	3.211	0.05 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
14.84 %	8.21 %	76.95 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.549	1	28	15.8

References

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