Casinhas or little houses () (population: 13,468) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 125.28 sq/km of total area.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste of Pernambuco Boundaries - Paraíba (N), Surubim (S) Bom Jardim and Orobó (E); Vertentes do Lério (W). Area - 125.28 km2 Elevation - 390 m Hydrography - Capibaribe and Goiana Rivers Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila Annual average temperature - 23.3 c Distance to Recife - 133 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Casinhas is agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats and sheep.
Economic Indicators
Population http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Casinhas, page 32] GDP x(1000 R$).Casinhas 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 14,368 38,794 2.642 0.06% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 11.30% 7.93% 80.77%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.588 3 33 10.5
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
References