Dormentes is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 750 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 19,079 inhabitants and the area is 1539.05 km².
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Santa Filomena (N); Petrolina (S); Santa Cruz and Lagoa Grande (E); Afrânio and Piauí state (W).
- Area - 1537.59 km²
- Elevation - 492 m
- Hydrography - Garças and Pontal rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão)
- Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
- Distance to Recife - 750 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Dormentes are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of sheep (over 82,000 heads), goats (over 35,000), pigs, cattle, donkeys and mules; and plantations of beans, corn and sorgo.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.462 | 51.985 | 3.333 | 0.084% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 12.52% | 9.39% | 78.09% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.600 | 1 | 13 | 28.7 |
See also
References
- IBGE 2020
- Dormentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
 Municipalities of Pernambuco | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital: Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
|  | ||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
| |||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
| |||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
| |||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
| |||||||||||||
8°26′49″S 40°46′15″W / 8.44694°S 40.77083°W / -8.44694; -40.77083
 | This Pernambuco, Brazil location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |