Quixaba () is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 6,753 inhabitants and the total area is 210.705 km².
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Sertão Pernambucano Boundaries - Paraíba state (N and W); Flores (S); Carnaíba (E). Area - 209.96 km² Elevation - 625 m Hydrography - Pajeú River Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot Annual average temperature - 23.5 c Distance to Recife - 416 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Quixaba are agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.
Economic Indicators Population http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Quixaba 2009, page 34 GDP x(1000 R$).Quixaba 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 GDP pc (R$) PE 7.116 20.828 3.030 0.036% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 17.22% 7.54% 75.24%
Health Indicators Source:PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.581 --- --- 18.0
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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