Pedra () (stone) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located at 255 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 22,668 inhabitants.IBGE 2020
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste Pernambucano Boundaries - Arcoverde and Pesqueira (N); Águas Belas (S); Caetés, Paranatama and Venturosa (E); Buique (W) Area - 803.02 km2 Elevation - 593 m Hydrography - Ipanema River Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila Climate - Semi arid - hot Annual average temperature - 22.9 c Distance to Recife - 255.4 km
Economy The main economic activities in Pedra are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, corn; and livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses and chickens.
Economic indicators Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Pedra, page 34] GDP x(1000 R$). Pedra 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 GDP pc (R$) PE 20.788 91.010 4.521 0.15% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 30.53% 10.35% 59.12%
Health indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.601 1 24 40.4
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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