Cabrobó is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.

Cabrobó
Municipality
Flag of Cabrobó
Official seal of Cabrobó
Location in Pernambuco
Location in Pernambuco
Cabrobó is located in Brazil
Cabrobó
Cabrobó
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°30′51″S 38°16′36″W / 8.51417°S 38.27667°W / -8.51417; -38.27667
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StatePernambuco
MesoregionSão Francisco Pernambucano
MicroregionPetrolina
Incorporated (municipality)September 11, 1928
Government
 • MayorMarcilio Rodrigues Cavalcante
Area
 • Total1,657.706 km2 (640.044 sq mi)
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total34,503
 • Density8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
DemonymCabroboense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
56180-000
Area code87
HDI (2010) [4]0.623
Websitecabrobo.pe.gov.br

History

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The Truká people had historically occupied the Ilha da Assunção archipelago of the São Francisco River in Cabrobó municipality.[5]

Ponti, an extinct Jê language belonging to the Jeicó group, was once spoken on an island in the São Francisco River near the city of Quebrobó (Cabrobó).[6]

Geography

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Economy

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The main economic activities in Cabrobó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs; and plantations of onions, cannabis, water melons and rice.

Economic Indicators

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Population GDP x(1000 R$).[7] GDP pc (R$) PE
30.432 122.201 4.236 0.20%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
14.77% 12.86% 72.37%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.677 1 45 32.3

References

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  1. ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  5. ^ "Truká". Povos Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  7. ^ Cabrobó 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ PE State site - City by city profile