Palmeirina

Palmeirina is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 252 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Palmeirina has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 8.481 inhabitants.

Location of Palmeirina within Pernambuco.

Palmeirina's City Flag

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - São João and Angelim (N); Correntes and Alagoas state (S); Canhotinho (E); Garanhuns (W).
Area - 158.01 km²
Elevation - 531 m
Hydrography - Mundaú River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Climate - Hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
Distance to Recife - 252 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Palmeirina are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially beans, bananas; and livestock such as cattle, sheep and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
8.481	30.029	3.538	0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.35%	7.47%	73.18%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.596	1	4	52.6

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Palmeirina, page 34]
Palmeirina 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 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 Palmeirina, page 34]

[2] Palmeirina 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile