São José do Belmonte is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 34,021 inhabitants and the total area is 1474.09 km².[1]
Geography edit
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraiba and Ceará states (N); Mirandiba (S); Serra Talhada (E); Verdejante (W)
- Area - 1479.96 km²
- Elevation - 486 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão)
- Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 470 km
The municipality is currently divided into two districts (as of 1988), São José do Belmonte, and Bom Nome.[2]
Economy edit
The main economic activities in São José do Belmonte are based on industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of manioc, beans and tomatoes.
Economic Indicators edit
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34.118 | 97.342 | 2.976 | 0.17% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 15.19% | 15.76% | 69.05% |
Health Indicators edit
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.635 | 2 | 76 | 19.9 |
References edit
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Hisotoria, Prefeitura São José do Belmonte, Retrieved 24 April 2018 (in Portuguese)
- ^ S.J. do Belmonte 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
7°51′39″S 38°45′36″W / 7.86083°S 38.76000°W
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