Cabrobó () is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.
History The Truká people had historically occupied the Ilha da Assunção archipelago of the São Francisco River in Cabrobó municipality.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - Pernambucan San Francisco Boundaries - Terra Nova (N); Bahia state (S); Salgueiro and Belém de São Francisco (E); Orocó (W) Area - 1658.08 km2 Elevation - 325 m Hydrography - Terra Nova River Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila. Climate - Semi arid (Sertão) hot and dry Annual average temperature - 26.2 c Distance to Recife - 536 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Cabrobó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs; and plantations of onions, cannabis, water melons and rice.
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$).Cabrobó 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 31,762 122.201 4.236 0.20% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 14.77% 12.86% 72.37%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.677 1 45 32.3
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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