Casinhas

Casinhas
Casinhas
	City
	Etymology: Little houses
	Casinhas
	Coordinates: 07°44′27″S 35°43′15″W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Mesoregion	Agreste of Pernambuco
Area
• Total	125.28 km2 (48.37 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
• Total	14,798
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)

Casinhas or little houses (population: 14,798) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 125.28 sq/km of total area.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Paraiba (N), Surubim (S) Bom Jardim and Orobó (E); Vertentes do Lério (W).
Area - 125.28 km²
Elevation - 390 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe and Goiana Rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Annual average temperature - 23.3 c
Distance to Recife - 133 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Casinhas is agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats and sheep.

Economic Indicators

Population [1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.798	37.265	2.642	0.06%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.30%	7.93%	80.77%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.588	3	33	10.5

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Casinhas, page 32]
Casinhas 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 Casinhas, page 32]

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

[3] PE State site - City by city profile