Belém de Maria

City in Pernambuco, Brazil
City
Belém de Maria
Bethlehem of Mariah
City
Belém de Maria is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil
Elevation
227 m (745 ft)
Population
 (2020)
12,122

Belém de Maria (Bethlehem of Mariah) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 150 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Belém de Maria has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 12,122 inhabitants.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  • Boundaries - Bonito (N); Catende (S and E); Lagoa dos Gatos, Cupira and São Joaquim do Monte (W)
  • Area - 69.47 km2
  • Elevation - 227 m
  • Hydrography - Una River
  • Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
  • Clima - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
  • Distance to Recife - 150 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Belém de Maria are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle.

Economic indicators

Population[1] GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
9.703 30.351 3.145 0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
10.79% 8.64% 80.57%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590 1 15 17.1

References

  1. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Belém de Maria, page 30]
  2. ^ Belem de Maria 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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8°37′S 35°51′W / 8.617°S 35.850°W / -8.617; -35.850

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