Parnamirim, Pernambuco

Parnamirim is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 19.850[1] and the area is 2608.07 km². It is also, the start point of BR 232, one important federal highway.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Granito, Serrita and Bodocó (N); Santa Maria da Boa Vista and Orocó (S); Terra Nova and Cabrobó (E); Ouricuri and Santa Cruz (W)
Area - 2.608.07 km²
Elevation - 392 m
Hydrography - Brigida and Terra Nova rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 26.0 c
Distance to Recife - 554 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Parnamirim are commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of onions, beans and water melons.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
19.850	68.057	3.542	0.11%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.21%	9.11%	75.68%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.665	1	29	31.5

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Parnamirim, page 34]
Parnamirim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Parnamirim, page 34]

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

[3] PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine