Passira

Passira is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Aerial view of Passira

Passira Flag

Geography

Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Limoeiro and Salgadinho (N); Gravatá, Bezerros and Pombos (S); Cumaru (W); Feira Nova and Glória do Goitá (E)
Area - 329.75 km²
Elevation - 176 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe river
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Climate - semi arid hot
Average annual temperature - 24.1 °C
Distance to Recife - 115 km

The main economic activities in Passira are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, corn and beans, and the rearing of cattle, goats, sheep and horses.

Population [1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
28.518	80.369	2.880	0.135%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.04%	8.80%	80.16%

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.625	1	30	21

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