Bodocó () is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Its population in 2025, according to the IBGE, was an estimated 36,145 and its area is 1621.785 km². Bodocó was established in 1909 from territory of the municipality of Granito.
Its current mayor () is Otávio Augusto Tavares Pedrosa Cavalcante of the Brazilian Socialist Party, elected in 2020.
Geography
Region – Sertão of Pernambuco Boundaries – state of Ceará (N); Parnamirim (S); Exu and Granito (E); Ouricuri and Ipubi (W) Area – 1553.85 km² Elevation – 443 m Drainage basin – Brigida River Vegetation – Caatinga (shrubland) Climate – semi-arid, hot and dry, Köppen: BSh Annual average temperature – 25.6°C Distance to Recife – 642.6 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Bodocó are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially the farming of goats, cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, pigs, and honey, and cultivation of corn and manioc.
Economic indicators Population (2010) GDP in thousands of Reais (R$) (2013) GDP per capita (R$) (2013) Percent of Pernambuco GDP (2013)References 35,158 189,435 5,150 0.17%
Economy by sector (as of 2013) Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector References 11.30% 3.23% 85.47%
Health indicators HDI (2010) Hospitals (2015) Hospital beds (2015) Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (2013)References 0.565 (low) 1 28 13.18 PE State site – City by city profile
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
References
External links
Official site of the Prefeitura (mayor and city hall) (in Portuguese) Official site of the Câmara Municipal (city council) (in Portuguese)