Brejinho

Municipality in Pernambuco state, Brazil

Brejinho (Little Swamp) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to IBGE was 7,488 and the area is 106.3 km2.[1]

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and W); São José do Egito and Terezinha (S); Itapetim (E).
  • Area - 106.3 km²
  • Elevation - 737 m
  • Hydrography - Pajeú River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
  • Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 22.5 c
  • Distance to Recife - 410 km

Economy

The main economic activity in Brejinho is agribusiness, especially the breeding of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and planting of corn and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
7.369 21.814 3.047 0.035%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
14.01% 9.13% 76.86%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.586 1 7 --

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Brejinho 2007 GDP IBGE pág 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
Mesoregion
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
Mesoregion
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
Mesoregion
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
Mesoregion
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó

7°30′58″S 37°17′10″W / 7.51611°S 37.2861°W / -7.51611; -37.2861

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