São Joaquim do Monte
São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 21.872 inhabitants.
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Location of São Joaquim do Monte within Pernambuco.
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Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Bezerros and Camocim de São Félix (N); Cupira (S); Bonito and Belém de Maria (E); Agrestina (W).
- Area - 242.63 km2
- Elevation - 463 m
- Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
- Climate - Hot and humid
- Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
- Distance to Recife - 124.6 km
Economy
The main economic activities in São Joaquim do Monte are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, manioc, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry.
References
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 S. Joaquim do Monte, page 35]
- S. Joaquim do Monte 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
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