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Itapetim

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
Flag of Itapetim
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Official seal of Itapetim
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Itapetim is located in Brazil
Itapetim
Itapetim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W / -7.37778; -37.19000
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
FoundedMarch 1, 1893
Government
 • MayorAline Karina (PSB)
Area
 • Total
411.9 km2 (159.0 sq mi)
Elevation
637 m (2,090 ft)
Population
 (2022 [1])
 • Total
13,788
 • Density33.47/km2 (86.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.620 – medium[2]

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.

Geography

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Itapetim 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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Group of abandoned houses on an old small farm in Piedade district, Itapetim municipality.

Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

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Population GDP x(1000 R$).[7] GDP pc (R$) PE
14.063 40.092 2.953 0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
15.47% 9.03% 75.50%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620 1 25 31.1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Piedade do Ouro is classified as a district by the Itapetim Municipal Prefecture, but it is not by IBGE

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2022 census
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
  3. ^ "Sitio Lagoa de Dentro, Itapetim - PE". Informações do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  4. ^ "Mapa de Itapetim (Censo IBGE de 2010)" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2010. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  5. ^ "Mapa de Itapetim (Censo IBGE de 2022)" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  6. ^ julianosbc (2023-01-09). "Itapetim". TomeConta (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. ^ Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ PE State site - City by city profile


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