João Alfredo

João Alfredo is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 120.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 29.875 inhabitants.

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Location of João Alfredo within Pernambuco.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Bom Jardim (N); Salgadinho (S); Limoeiro (E); Surubim (W).
Area - 133.52 km²
Elevation - 328 m
Hydrography - Goiana and Capibaribe rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - Tropical hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 23.9 c
Distance to Recife - 120.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in João Alfredo are based in wood & furniture industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, corn, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
29.875	89.361	3.137	0.15%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.60%	10.90%	77.50%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.610	1	27	23.5

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 (João Alfredo, page 33)
João Alfredo 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 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 (João Alfredo, page 33)

[2] João Alfredo 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile