Dormentes
Encyclopedia
Dormentes is a city in the Brazil
ian state of Pernambuco
, 750 km away from the state's capital, Recife
. The population in 2009, according with IBGE
was 16.462 inhabitants and the area is 1537.59 km².
, especially creation of sheeps ( over than 82000 heads), goat
s (over than 35000), pig
s, cattle
, donkey
s and mule
s; and plantations of bean
s, corn
and sorgo.
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...
ian 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...
, 750 km away from the state's capital, 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...
. 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 16.462 inhabitants and the area is 1537.59 km².
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 - São FranciscoSão FranciscoSão Francisco is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the Brazilian city of Niterói is divided.Its name derives from the church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier and references to it can be found as early as the 17th century...
Pernambucano - Boundaries - Santa FilomenaSanta Filomena, PernambucoSanta Filomena is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2008, according with IBGE was 14.694 inhabitants and the total area is 1005.06 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
(N); PetrolinaPetrolinaPetrolina is a city located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. The population was 281.851 in 2009 in a total area of 4756.8 km²....
(S); Santa CruzSanta Cruz, PernambucoSanta Cruz is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 12.942 and the area is 1255.9 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
and Lagoa GrandeLagoa Grande, PernambucoLagoa Grande is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 665 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 22.408 inhabitants and the total area is 1852.19 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
(E); AfrânioAfrânioAfrânio is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is the westernmost municipality of Pernambuco. Its located in the mesoregion of São Francisco Pernambucano...
and PiauiPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...
state (W). - Area - 1537.59 km²
- Elevation - 492 m
- Hidrography - Garças and Pontal rivers
- 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"...
- Clima - Semi arid ( SertãoSertãoIn Portuguese, the word sertão first referred to the vast hinterlands of Asia that Lusitanian explorers encountered. In Brazil, the geographical term referred to backlands away from the Atlantic coastal regions where the Portuguese first settled in South America in the early sixteenth century...
) - Annual average temperature - 25.1 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...
- 750 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Dormentes are based in general commerce and 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 creation of sheeps ( over than 82000 heads), 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 (over than 35000), pig
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
s, 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...
, donkey
Donkey
The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E...
s and mule
Mule
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny...
s; and plantations of 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, corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
and sorgo.
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... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.600 | 1 | 13 | 28.7 |