Flores, Pernambuco

Flores
Municipality

Location in Pernambuco state
Flores
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°51′57″S 37°58′30″W / 7.86583°S 37.97500°W / -7.86583; -37.97500Coordinates: 7°51′57″S 37°58′30″W / 7.86583°S 37.97500°W / -7.86583; -37.97500
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast Region
State Pernambuco
Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano
Area
 • Total 996 km2 (385 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 22,588
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)

Flores (Portuguese for "Flowers") is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 22,588 (2015 est.) in an area of 996 km².[1]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Flores are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle and their milk, goats, sheeps and plantations with beans, corn and guava (goiaba).

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
23.034 59.354 2.703 0.097%

Economy by Sector

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
20.39% 9.10% 70.51%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.613 1 22 27.5

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ↑ Flores 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile


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