Betânia, Pernambuco

Betânia (Bethany) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 12.011^[1] and the area is 1244.07 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Flores and Calumbi (N); Floresta (S); Custódia (E); Serra Talhada and Floresta (W)
Area - 1244.07 km²
Elevation - 441 m
Hidrography - Pajeú River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
Clima - semi arid - hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 28.0 c
Distance to Recife - 391 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Betânia are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheeps; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
12.011	33.376	2.890	0.055 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.17 %	7.86 %	72.97 %

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593	1	30	55.3

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Betânia, page 32]
^ Betânia 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
^ PE State site - City by city profile

08°16′33″S 38°02′02″W / 8.27583°S 38.03389°W / -8.27583; -38.03389

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Betânia, page 32]

[2] Betânia 2007 GDP IBGE page 29

[3] PE State site - City by city profile

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