Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
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Official seal of Itapetim
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Itapetim is located in Brazil
Itapetim
Itapetim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W / -7.37778; -37.19000
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
FoundedMarch 1, 1893
Government
 • MayorAdelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
 • Total411.9 km2 (159.0 sq mi)
Elevation
637 m (2,090 ft)
Population
 (2022 [1])
 • Total13,788
 • Density33.47/km2 (86.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.620 – medium[2]

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km².

Geography

Economy

Group of abandoned houses on a old small farm in Piedade district, Itapetim municipality.

Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
14.063 40.092 2.953 0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
15.47% 9.03% 75.50%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620 1 25 31.1

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2022 census
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
  3. ^ Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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