Carnaubeira da Penha

Carnaubeira da Penha is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 498 km away from the state's capital, Recife.

History

The unclassified extinct language Aticum or Araticum was spoken near Carnaubeira.[1]

Demographics

The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 13,025 inhabitants and the total area is 1004.67 km².[2]

There are Atikum and Pankará indigenous peoples living in reserves.

Geography

Map showing indigenous presence in Carnaubeira
  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Salgueiro and Mirandiba (N); Belém de São Francisco (S and W); Floresta (E).
  • Area - 1010.17 km²
  • Elevation - 446 m
  • Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
  • Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot
  • Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
  • Distance to Recife - 498 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Carnaubeira da Penha are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats (over 80,000 heads), sheep, cattle, pigs, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of bananas, tomatoes and guava.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$)[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
12.451 31.055 2.657 0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
25.52% 6.58% 67.90%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.537 1 18 17.1

References

  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ Carnaubeira da Penha 2006 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 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°19′19″S 38°44′38″W / 8.32194°S 38.74389°W / -8.32194; -38.74389

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