Carnaubeira da Penha is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 498 km away from the state's capital, Recife.
History
[edit]The unclassified extinct language Aticum or Araticum was spoken near Carnaubeira.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 13,025 inhabitants and the total area is 1004.67 km².[2]
There are Atikum and Pankará indigenous peoples living in reserves.
Geography
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- State - Pernambuco
- Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Salgueiro and Mirandiba (N); Belém de São Francisco (S and W); Floresta (E).
- Area - 1010.17 km²
- Elevation - 446 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
- Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
- Distance to Recife - 498 km
Economy
[edit]The main economic activities in Carnaubeira da Penha are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats (over 80,000 heads), sheep, cattle, pigs, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of bananas, tomatoes and guava.
Economic Indicators
[edit]Population | GDP x(1000 R$)[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
---|---|---|---|
12.451 | 31.055 | 2.657 | 0.05% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
---|---|---|
25.52% | 6.58% | 67.90% |
Health Indicators
[edit]HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
---|---|---|---|
0.537 | 1 | 18 | 17.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ "Carnaubeira da Penha". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Carnaubeira da Penha 2006 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile