Limoeiro () is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste Pernambucano Boundaries - Vicência (N); Passira and Feira Nova (S); Carpina, Lagoa do Carro and Buenos Aires (E); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo (W) Area - 269.97 km2 Elevation - 138 m Hydrography - Capibaribe and Tracunhaém rivers Vegetation - Caducifólia forest Climate - hot, tropical, and humid Annual average temperature - 25.1 °C Distance to Recife - 91 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Limoeiro are based in industry, commerce, tourism and agribusiness; especially plantations of bananas and sugarcane, and the raising of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens.
Economic indicators Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 (Limoeiro, page 33) GDP x(1000 R$).Limoeiro 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 GDP pc (R$) PE 57.243 219.496 3.951 0.37% Economy by sector (2006) Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 5.76% 12.32% 81.92%
Health indicators HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.688 2 141 17.2
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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