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Betânia, Pernambuco

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1,244 km²

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Betânia (Bethany) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 12.011 and the area is 1244.07 km².

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The municipality contains the 1,485 hectares (3,670 acres) Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve, created in 1997. The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Flores and Calumbi (N); Floresta (S); Custódia (E); Serra Talhada and Floresta (W)
  • Area - 1244.07 km²
  • Elevation - 441 m
  • Hidrography - Pajeú River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
  • Clima - semi arid - hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 28.0 c
  • Distance to Recife - 391 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Betânia are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheeps; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and beans.

    Economic Indicators

    Economy by Sector 2006

    References

    Betânia, Pernambuco Wikipedia
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