São Caetano, Pernambuco

São Caetano, also known as São Caitano is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus (N); Altinho (S); Caruaru (E); Tacaimbó and Cachoeirinha (W)
Area - 382.48 km²
Elevation - 552 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una River (Pernambuco) rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - semi arid hot
Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
Distance to Recife - 148 km

Economy

The main economic activities in São Caetano are based on the textile industry, commerce and agribusiness especially plantations of manioc; and farming of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
36.366	102.243	2.941	0.17%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.25%	12.46%	84.29%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.580	1	41	29.8

References

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

[2] São Caetano 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile