Itapetim

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
Itapetim

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W / -7.37778; -37.19000Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W / -7.37778; -37.19000
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Pernambuco
Founded March 1, 1893
Government
 • Mayor Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
 • Total 405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Elevation 637 m (2,090 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 14,063
 • Density 34.7/km2 (90/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000) 0.620 – medium[2]

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 14.063 inhabitants and the total area is 404.82 km².

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Itapetim are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheeps, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
14.063 40.092 2.953 0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
15.47% 9.03% 75.50%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620 1 25 31.1

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2009 statistics
  2. ↑ Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. - UNDP
  3. ↑ Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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