Arcoverde

Arcoverde (Green Arch) is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68,000 inhabitants [1] in 2009 according with IBGE.

Arcoverde
Municipality
Downtown Arcoverde
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Location in Pernambuco state
Arcoverde
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°25′08″S 37°03′14″W
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StatePernambuco
Area
 • Total353.4 km2 (136.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total68,000
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)

Geography

Arcoverde is located in the Sertao of Pernambuco state. The municipality has the following data:

  • Boundaries - Paraiba (N); Buíque and Pedra (S), Pesqueira (E), Sertânia (W)
  • Area - 353.4 km2
  • Elevation - 663 m
  • Hydrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
  • Vegetation - Caatinga.
  • Climate - Semi desertic, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
  • Main road - BR 232
  • Distance to Recife - 254 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Arcoverde are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.

Economic Indicators
Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
68.000 290.529 4.479 0.48%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
3.87% 11.59% 84.54%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.708 2 282 38.4

References
  1. "Estimativa das Populações Residentes" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. Arcoverde 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. PE State site - City by city profile


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