Limoeiro
Limoeiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Vicência (N); Passira and Feira Nova (S); Carpina, Lagoa do Carro and Buenos Aires (E); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo (W)
- Area - 269.97 km
- Elevation - 138 m
- Hydrography - Capibaribe and Tracunhaém rivers
- Vegetation - Caducifólia forest
- Climate - hot, tropical, and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25.1 ºC
- Distance to Recife - 91 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Limoeiro are based in industry, commerce, tourism and agribusiness; especially plantations of bananas and sugarcane, and the raising of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens.
Economic indicators
Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
---|---|---|---|
57.243 | 219.496 | 3.951 | 0.37% |
Economy by sector (2006)
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
---|---|---|
5.76% | 12.32% | 81.92% |
Health indicators
HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) |
---|---|---|---|
0.688 | 2 | 141 | 17.2 |
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 (Limoeiro, page 33)
- ^ Limoeiro 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
External links
- Media related to Limoeiro (Pernambuco) at Wikimedia Commons