Barreiros () (Barriers) is a municipality in Pernambuco with 42,083 inhabitants (2025).
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana Boundaries - Tamandaré (N); Alagoas state and São José da Coroa Grande (S); Água Preta (W); Atlantic Ocean (E) Area - 233.37 km2 Elevation - 22m Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia Clima - Hot tropical and humid Annual average temperature - 24.9C Distance to Recife - 106 km
Beaches
Economy The main economic activities in Barreiros are based in commerce, tourism and agribusiness. Especially coconuts, manioc, sugarcane, bananas; and creations of cattle and buffalos.
Economic indicators Population http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Barreiros, page 31] GDP x(1000 R$).Barreiros 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 43,911 136.097 3.260 0.222% Economy by sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 8.68% 10.81% 80.51%
Health indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.635 3 211 21.1
Notable people Irandhir Santos, actor
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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