Angelim
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Angelim is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

 in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The population in 2009, according with IBGE
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...

 was 10.385 inhabitants and the total area is 118.03 km2.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
    Pernambuco
    Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

  • Region - Agreste
    Agreste
    In Brazil, the agreste is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão...

     of Pernambuco
  • Boundaries - Jupi
    Jupi
    Jupi is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco , Brazil.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste of Pernambuco* Boundaries - São Bento do Una , São João and Angelim Calçado ; Jucati ....

      (N); Palmeirina
    Palmeirina
    Palmeirina is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 252 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Palmeirina has an estimated population of 8.481 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...

      (S); Canhotinho
    Canhotinho
    Canhotinho is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 223 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...

      (E); São João
    São João, Pernambuco
    São João is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 240 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 22.287 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...

      (W).
  • Area - 118.03 km2
  • Elevation - 631 m
  • Hidrography - Mundaú River
    Mundaú River
    The Mundaú River is a river in northeastern Brazil. The Mundaú originates in the Borborema Plateau of Pernambuco state, and flows southeast through Pernambuco and Alagoas states to empty into the Mundaú Lagoon at Maceió, Alagoas' capital. Mundaú Lagoon is an estuary, connected to the Atlantic Ocean...

  • Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
  • Clima - Hot and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
  • Distance to Recife
    Recife
    Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

     - 235 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Angelim are related with food & beverage industry, commerce and agribusiness
Agribusiness
In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term for the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales....

, especially creations of cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

, chickens; and plantations of manioc and bean
Bean
Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed....

s.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

10.385 31.552 3.208 0.05 %

Economy by Sector
2006
Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
15.66 % 11.51 % 72.82 %

Health Indicators

HDI
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...

(2000)
Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.602 1 15 28.2
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