Quixaba

Quixaba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 7.116 inhabitants and the total area is 209.96 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and W); Flores (S); Carnaíba (E).
Area - 209.96 km²
Elevation - 625 m
Hydrography - Pajeú River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
Distance to Recife - 416 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Quixaba are agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.

Economic Indicators

Population [1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
7.116	20.828	3.030	0.036%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
17.22%	7.54%	75.24%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.581	---	---	18.0

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population Quixaba 2009, page 34
Quixaba 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 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 Quixaba 2009, page 34

[2] Quixaba 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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