Lajedo, Pernambuco

8°39′50″S 36°19′12″W / 8.66389°S 36.32000°W / -8.66389; -36.32000CountryBrazilRegionNortheastStatePernambucoMesoregionAgreste PernambucanoArea • Total189.10 km² (73.01 sq mi)Population • Total40,589 • Density210/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Lajedo is a municipality and a city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 40,589 (2020 est.) in an area of 189.10 km².^[1] The city area is 3.5 km².

Geography

• Boundaries - São Bento do Una and Cachoeirinha (N); Canhotinho (S); Ibirajuba (E); Calçado (W).
• Elevation - 661 m
• Hydrography - Una and Mundaú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
• Distance to Recife - 192 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Lajedo are industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, chickens; and plantations of beans and manioc.

Economic Indicators

Mun. Population [2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
34.809	138.826	4.163	0.23%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
13.83%	10.43%	75.74%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.625	1	24	20.4

Villages

• Agrovila Rural
• Cantinho
• Imaculada
• Pau-Ferro
• Pereiro
• Prata
• Quatis
• Retiro
• Santa Luzia
• Olho d'Água dos Pombos

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