Belém de São Francisco

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Belém de São Francisco (Bethlehem of San Francisco) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,730 and the area is 1830.81 km².[1]

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Salgueiro (N); Bahia state (S); Itacuruba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó (W)
  • Area - 1830.81 km²
  • Elevation - 305 m
  • Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
  • Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 26.2 c
  • Distance to Recife - 456 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Belém de São Francisco are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys and chickens; and plantations of mangoes, onions, and rice.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
21.342 78.820 3.836 0.13%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
20.04% 9.43% 70.54%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.669 1 48 22.4

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Belém de São Francisco 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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Capital: Recife
Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe
Brejo Pernambucano
Garanhuns
Médio Capibaribe
Vale do Ipanema
Vale do Ipojuca
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Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
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Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
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Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
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Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó

08°45′28″S 38°57′50″W / 8.75778°S 38.96389°W / -8.75778; -38.96389

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