Saloá

Saloá is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 263 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 15.547 inhabitants.

Location of Saloá within Pernambuco.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Paranatama (N); Bom Conselho and Terezinha (S); Garanhuns (E); Iati (W)
Area - 252.08 km²
Elevation - 745 m
Hydrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - Semi arid - hot
Annual average temperature - 20.6 c
Distance to Recife - 263 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Saloá are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, coffee; and livestock such as cattle, sheep and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
15.547	46.893	3.121	0.08%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
16.39%	8.04%	75.57%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.561	1	19	50

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Saloá, page 34]
Saloá 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 Saloá, page 34]

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

[3] PE State site - City by city profile