Betânia () (Bethany) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according to IBGE, was 11,961 and the area is 1256,138 km².
The municipality contains the Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve, created in 1997. The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the 5,900,000-hectare Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Sertão Pernambucano Boundaries - Flores and Calumbi (N); Floresta (S); Custódia (E); Serra Talhada and Floresta (W) Area - 1244.07 km² Elevation - 441 m Hydrography - Pajeú River Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila Climate - semi arid - hot and dry Annual average temperature - 28.0 c Distance to Recife - 391 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Betânia are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheep; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and beans.
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$).Betânia 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 12.011 33.376 2.890 0.055% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 19.17% 7.86% 72.97%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.593 1 30 55.3
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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