Parnamirim () is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 18,960 and the area is 2609.5 km2. It is also, the start point of BR 232, one important federal highway.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Sertão Pernambucano Boundaries - Granito, Serrita and Bodocó (N); Santa Maria da Boa Vista and Orocó (S); Terra Nova and Cabrobó (E); Ouricuri and Santa Cruz (W) Area - 2.608.07 km² Elevation - 392 m Hydrography - Brigida and Terra Nova rivers Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila Climate - semi arid - hot and dry Annual average temperature - 26.0 c Distance to Recife - 554 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Parnamirim are commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of onions, beans and water melons.
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$).Parnamirim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 GDP pc (R$) PE 19.850 68.057 3.542 0.11% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 15.21% 9.11% 75.68%
Health Indicators PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.665 1 29 31.5
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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