Salgueiro
Municipality
Flag of Salgueiro
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Coat of arms of Salgueiro
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Salgueiro is located in Brazil
Salgueiro
Salgueiro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°4′27″S 39°7′9″W / 8.07417°S 39.11917°W / -8.07417; -39.11917
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StatePernambuco
Area
 • Total1,687 km2 (651 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total61,249
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Salgueiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Salgueiro covers an area of 1687 square kilometers and had in 2020 an estimated population of 61,249 inhabitants.

It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Geography

Economy

Major Raimundo de Sá Bust-statue

The main economic activities in Salgueiro is based on general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of onions, cotton and tomatoes; and creations of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
55.435 236.166 4.442 0.39%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
3.54% 14.55% 81.91%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.708 3 301 24.4

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Salgueiro 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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