Casinhas
Encyclopedia
Casinhas or little houses (population 14.798) is a city in northeastern Brazil
, in the State of Pernambuco
. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste
of Pernambuco and has 125.28 sq/km of total area.
, especially creations of cattle
, goat
s and sheeps.
Economy by Sector
2006
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...
, 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...
. It lies in the mesoregion of 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 and has 125.28 sq/km of total area.
Geography
- State - PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco 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 - AgresteAgresteIn 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 - ParaibaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
(N), SurubimSurubimSurubim is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is the birth place of Chacrinha, a famous Brazilian comedian and entertainer who died in 1988.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste of Pernambuco...
(S) Bom JardimBom Jardim, PernambucoBom Jardim is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 40.924 inhabitants and the total area is 222.88 km2.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste of Pernambuco...
and OrobóOrobóOrobó is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 22.239 inhabitants and the total area is 140.78 km2...
(E); Vertentes do LérioVertentes do LérioVertentes do Lério is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 7.464 inhabitants and the total area is 67.07 km2.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Agreste of Pernambuco...
(W). - Area - 125.28 sqkm
- Elevation - 390 m
- Hidrography - CapibaribeCapibaribe RiverThe Capibaribe River is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean.-Etymology:...
and Goiana RiverGoiana RiverThe Goiana River is a river in Pernambuco state of northeastern Brazil. It is formed by the confluence of the Tracunhaém and Capibaribe Mirim rivers, and drains eastward into the Atlantic Ocean....
s - Vegetation - CaatingaCaatingaCaatinga is a type of vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in the northeastern part of Brazil. The name "Caatinga" is a Tupi word meaning "white forest" or "white vegetation"...
hipoxerófila - Annual average temperature - 23.3 c
- Distance to RecifeRecifeRecife 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...
- 133 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Casinhas are related with agribusinessAgribusiness
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...
, goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
s and sheeps.
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... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.798 | 37.265 | 2.642 | 0.06 % |
Economy by Sector
2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 11.30 % | 7.93 % | 80.77 % |
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) | Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.588 | 3 | 33 | 10.5 |