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'''Arcoverde''' (''Green Arch'') is a [[municipality]] in [[Pernambuco]], [[Brazil]]. It is located in the mesoregion of ''[[Sertão]] Pernambucano'' . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68.000 inhabitants <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf |title=Estimativa das Populações Residentes |author= |date= |work= |publisher=IBGE |language=portuguese |format=PDF |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> in 2009 according with [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]].
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'''Arcoverde''' (''Green Arch'') is a [[municipality]] in [[Pernambuco]], [[Brazil]]. It is located in the mesoregion of ''[[Sertão]] Pernambucano'' . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68,000 inhabitants <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf |title=Estimativa das Populações Residentes |author= |date= |work= |publisher=IBGE |language=portuguese |format=PDF |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> in 2009 according with [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
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Revision as of 12:07, 25 May 2016

Template:Infobox Municipality BR Arcoverde (Green Arch) is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68,000 inhabitants [1] in 2009 according with IBGE.

Geography

Arcoverde is located in the Sertao of Pernambuco state. The municipality has the following data:

  • Boundaries - Paraiba (N); Buíque and Pedra (S), Pesqueira (E), Sertânia (W)
  • Area - 353.4 km2
  • Elevation - 663 m
  • Hidrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
  • Vegetation - Caatinga.
  • Clima - Semi desertic, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
  • Main road - BR 232
  • Distance to Recife - 254 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Arcoverde are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
68.000 290.529 4.479 0.48%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
3.87% 11.59% 84.54%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.708 2 282 38.4

References

  1. ^ "Estimativa das Populações Residentes" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ Arcoverde 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29
  3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile