Belém de Maria

Belém de Maria (Bethlehem of Mariah) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 150 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Belém de Maria has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 9,703 inhabitants.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Bonito (N); Catende (S and E); Lagoa dos Gatos, Cupira and São Joaquim do Monte (W)
Area - 69.47 km²
Elevation - 227 m
Hydrography - Una River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
Distance to Recife - 150 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Belém de Maria are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
9.703	30.351	3.145	0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.79%	8.64%	80.57%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590	1	15	17.1

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Belém de Maria, page 30]
Belem de Maria 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Belém de Maria, page 30]

[2] Belem de Maria 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile