Flores () (Portuguese for "Flowers") is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 20,776 (2025 est.) in an area of 995.56 km2.
Geography
Boundaries - Paraíba state and Quixaba (N); Betânia (S); Carnaíba and Custódia (E); Triunfo and Calumbi (W) Elevation - 466 m Hydrography - Pajeú River Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila. Clima - Semi desertic ( Sertão) hot and dry Annual average temperature - 25.0 c Distance to Recife - 385 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Flores are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle and their milk, goats, sheep and plantations with beans, corn and guava (goiaba).
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$).Flores 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 GDP pc (R$) PE 23.034 59.354 2.703 0.097% Economy by Sector Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 20.39% 9.10% 70.51%
Health Indicators Source: HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.613 1 22 27.5
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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