Flores, Pernambuco
Appearance
Flores | |
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Coordinates: 7°51′57″S 37°58′30″W / 7.86583°S 37.97500°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Mesoregion | Sertão Pernambucano |
Area | |
• Total | 996 km2 (385 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 22,618 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Flores (Portuguese for "Flowers") is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 22,618 (2020 est.) in an area of 996 km2.
Geography
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[2] | GDP pc (R$) | 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
[edit]HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) |
---|---|---|---|
0.613 | 1 | 22 | 27.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Flores 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile