Pedra, Pernambuco

Location of Pedra within Pernambuco.

Pedra (stone) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 255 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 20.788 inhabitants.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Arcoverde and Pesqueira (N); Águas Belas (S); Caetés, Paranatama and Venturosa (E); Buique (W)
Area - 803.02 km²
Elevation - 593 m
Hidrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Clima - Semi arid - hot
Annual average temperature - 22.9 c
Distance to Recife - 255.4 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Pedra are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, corn; and livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses and chickens.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
20.788	91.010	4.521	0.15%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
30.53%	10.35%	59.12%

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.601	1	24	40.4

References

↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Pedra, page 34]
↑ Pedra 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
↑ PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 8°30′02″S 36°56′44″W / 8.50056°S 36.9456°W / -8.50056; -36.9456

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