Afogados da Ingazeira Município de Afogados da Ingazeira
Municipality
Cathedral of Senhor Bom Jesus dos Remédios
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Princesa do Pajeú
Location of Afogados da Ingazeira in Pernambuco
Afogados da Ingazeira Location of Afogados da Ingazeira in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°45′3″S 37°38′20″W / 7.75083°S 37.63889°W / -7.75083; -37.63889
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	July 1, 1909
Government
• Mayor	Alessandro Palmeira de Vasconcelos Leite (PSB, 2021-2024)
Area
• Total	377.696 km2 (145.829 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	37,404
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Afogadense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	afogadosdaingazeira.pe.gov.br

Afogados da Ingazeira is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2020 according to the IBGE was 37,404, and the total area is 377.70 square kilometres (145.83 sq mi).^[2] It has a population density of 97 inhabitants per square kilometer. In 2000, Afogados da Ingazeira had the second highest Human Development Index (HDI) in the Alto do Pajeú sertão region of Pernambuco state. Nonetheless, its score (0.683) was still below the state (0.718) and national (0.789) averages. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Solidão (N); Tabira and Iguaraci (E); Carnaíba (S and W);
• Area - 377.70 square kilometres (145.83 sq mi)
• Elevation - 525 metres (1,722 ft)
• Hydrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
• Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 24.1 °C (43 °F)
• Distance to Recife - 380 kilometres (240 mi)

Economy

The main economic activities in Afogados da Ingazeira are industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, chickens; and plantations of beans, corn and manioc.

Economic indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health indicators

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