Brejão
Brejão | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brejão in Pernambuco | |
  Brejão Location within Brazil  Brejão Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 9°1′48″S 36°34′8″W / 9.03000°S 36.56889°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 31 December 1958[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saulo Henrique Florentino de Barros (PP) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Cicero Luiz Bezerra (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.786 km2 (61.694 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 788 m (2,585 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,079 |
| 9,417 | |
| • Density | 56.82/km2 (147.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brejonense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 55325-000[6] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.547 – low[5] |
| Website | brejao.pe.gov.br |
Brejão (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [bɾɛˈʒɐ̃w]) is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2022 Census was 9,079 and the total area is 159.786 km2.[4]
Geography
[edit]- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Garanhuns (N and E); Lagoa do Carro (S); Terezinha (W).
- Area - 159.79 km2
- Elevation - 788 m
- Hydrography - Mundaú River
- Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
- Climate - Tropical hot and humid
- Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
- Distance to Recife - 244 km
Economy
[edit]The main economic activities in Brejão are related with agribusiness, especially creations of cattle; and plantations of beans, manioc, coffee and tobacco.
Economic Indicators
[edit]| Population [7] | GDP x(1000 R$).[8] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.780 | 43.489 | 4.656 | 0.073% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 28.99% | 16.88% | 54.13% |
Health Indicators
[edit]| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.569 | 1 | 8 | 28.2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Saulo Maruim (PP) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Brejão-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Brejão (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- 1 2 "Brejão". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "CEP Brejão/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Brejão, page 31]
- ↑ Brejão 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
Capital: Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
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