Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km2.
Itapetim | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Itapetim | |
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  Itapetim Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | March 1, 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 411.9 km2 (159.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
| Population (2022 [1]) | |
• Total | 13,788 |
| • Density | 33.47/km2 (86.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.620 – medium[2] |
Geography
editItapetim is located in the Sertão sub-region, and has the northenmost point in the mainland Pernambuco: The village of Lagoa de Dentro,[3] also called Fava de Cheiro (2010 IBGE census)[4] or Tombador (2022 IBGE census).[5] The municipality of Itapetim is formed by three main districts: the headquarters district, São Vicente and Piedade do Ouro.[a][6]
Itapetim borders Paraíba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W). According to the 2022 IBGE census, its area is 411.9 km². Itapetim also has an elevation of 637 meters and is crossed by the Pajeú River. It has a semi-arid and its biome is the Caatinga (xeric shrublands).
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Economy
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Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.
Economic Indicators
edit| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[7] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 14.063 | 40.092 | 2.953 | 0.07% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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| 15.47% | 9.03% | 75.50% |
Health Indicators
edit| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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| 0.620 | 1 | 25 | 31.1 |
Notes
edit- ^ Piedade do Ouro is classified as a district by the Itapetim Municipal Prefecture, but it is not by IBGE
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2022 census
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
- ^ "Sitio Lagoa de Dentro, Itapetim - PE". Informações do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Mapa de Itapetim (Censo IBGE de 2010)" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2010. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Mapa de Itapetim (Censo IBGE de 2022)" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ julianosbc (2023-01-09). "Itapetim". TomeConta (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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