Lajedo, Pernambuco
Lajedo is a municipality and a city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 39,240 (2015 est.) in an area of 189.10 km².[1] The city area is 3.5 km².
Lajedo | |
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.png) Location in Pernambuco state | |
  Lajedo Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 8°39′50″S 36°19′12″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Pernambucano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 189.10 km2 (73.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 39,240 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
Geography
- Boundaries - São Bento do Una and Cachoeirinha (N); Canhotinho (S); Ibirajuba (E); Calçado (W).
- Elevation - 661 m
- Hydrography - Una and Mundaú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
- Distance to Recife - 192 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Lajedo are industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, chickens; and plantations of beans and manioc.
Villages
- Agrovila Rural
- Cantinho
- Imaculada
- Pau-Ferro
- Pereiro
- Prata
- Quatis
- Retiro
- Santa Luzia
- Olho d'Água dos Pombos
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Lajedo, page 33]
- Lajedo 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
Capital: Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertao Pernambucano |
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