Granito
Granito (Granite) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 7,251 inhabitants and the total area is 522 square kilometres (202 sq mi).[1]
Granito Município de Granito | |
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![]() Location of Granito in Pernambuco | |
![]() ![]() Granito Location of Granito in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 07°42′57″S 39°36′54″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northeast |
State | ![]() |
Founded | March 1, 1890 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Carlos Pereira (PDT, 2013–2016) |
Area | |
• Total | 522 km2 (202 sq mi) |
Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 7,251 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Granitense |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
Website | granito |
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Exu and Moreilândia (N); Parnamirim (S); Serrita (E); Bodocó (W).
- Area - 521.86 km²
- Elevation - 447 m
- Hydrography - Brigida River
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 592 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Granito are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of corn.
References
- "Granito" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Granito 2009, page 33
- Granito 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
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