Orocó

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Orocó
City
Orocó Orocó located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Oroc%C3%B3&params=08_37_12_S_39_36_07_W_type:city(14279)_region: 08°37′12″S 39°36′07″W / 8.62000°S 39.60194°W / -8.62000; -39.60194]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Oroc%C3%B3&params=08_37_12_S_39_36_07_W_type:city(14279)_region: 08°37′12″S 39°36′07″W / 8.62000°S 39.60194°W / -8.62000; -39.60194]
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	São_Francisco
Area
• Total	554.75 km² (214.19 sq mi)
Elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	14,279
Average Temperature	26.1 C

Orocó is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE is 14.279^[1] and the area is 554.75 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
Boundaries - Parnamirim (N); Bahia state (S); Cabrobó (E); Santa Maria da Boa Vista (W)
Area - 554.75 km²
Elevation - 349 m
Hidrography - Brigida River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
Clima - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 26.1 c
Distance to Recife - 576 km

The main economic activities in Orocó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheeps, cattle, donkeys and pigs; and plantations of onions, melons and bananas.

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.279	60.503	4.595	0.10%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
32.10%	11.81%	56.09%

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.667	1	11	41.9

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