Dormentes

Dormentes is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 750 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 16.462 inhabitants[1] and the area is 1537.59 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
Boundaries - Santa Filomena (N); Petrolina (S); Santa Cruz and Lagoa Grande (E); Afrânio and Piaui state (W).
Area - 1537.59 km²
Elevation - 492 m
Hydrography - Garças and Pontal rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga
Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão)
Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
Distance to Recife - 750 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Dormentes are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of sheep (over 82,000 heads), goats (over 35,000), pigs, cattle, donkeys and mules; and plantations of beans, corn and sorgo.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
16.462	51.985	3.333	0.084%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.52%	9.39%	78.09%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.600	1	13	28.7

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Cabrobó, page 32]
Dormentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 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 Cabrobó, page 32]

[2] Dormentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile