Granito
Encyclopedia
Granito is a city in the state of Pernambuco
, Brazil
. The population in 2009, according with IBGE
was 6.944 inhabitants and the total area is 521.86 km².
, especially creation of cattle
, sheeps, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of corn
.
Economy by Sector
2006
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...
, 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 6.944 inhabitants and the total area is 521.86 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 - 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...
Pernambucano - Boundaries - ExuExu, PernambucoExu is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 31,086 and the area is 1474 km².Exu is the birthplace of the famous Luiz Gonzaga which was a very prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet...
and MoreilândiaMoreilandiaMoreilândia is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 10.584 inhabitants and the total area is 637.6 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
(N); ParnamirimParnamirim, PernambucoParnamirim is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 19.850 and the area is 2608.07 km²...
(S); SerritaSerritaSerrita is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 18.958 inhabitants and the total area is 1603.6 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
(E); BodocóBodocoBodocó is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 34.988 and the area is 1553.85 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
(W). - Area - 521.86 km²
- Elevation - 447 m
- Hidrography - Brigida RiverBrigida River-References:*...
- 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...
) hot - Annual average temperature - 25.4 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...
- 592 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Granito are based in 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 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...
, sheeps, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of 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...
.
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... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.944 | 19.682 | 2.985 | 0.033 % |
Economy by Sector
2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 16.28 % | 7.69 % | 76.03 % |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.597 | 1 | 20 | 28.0 |