Dormentes

City in Pernambuco, Brazil

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.[1]

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Santa Filomena (N); Petrolina (S); Santa Cruz and Lagoa Grande (E); Afrânio and Piaui 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$).[2] GDP pc (R$) 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

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.600 1 13 28.7

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Dormentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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Capital: Recife
Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe
Brejo Pernambucano
Garanhuns
Médio Capibaribe
Vale do Ipanema
Vale do Ipojuca
Mesoregion
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
Mesoregion
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
Mesoregion
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
Mesoregion
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó

8°26′49″S 40°46′15″W / 8.44694°S 40.77083°W / -8.44694; -40.77083

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