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Orocó

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Country
  
Brazil

Average Temperature
  
26.1 C

Area
  
554.8 km²

State
  
Pernambuco

Elevation
  
349 m

Population
  
14,279 (2009)


Region
  
São Francisco Pernambuco

Orocó is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE is 14.279 and the area is 554.75 km².

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Map of Oroc%C3%B3 - State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Parnamirim (N); Bahia state (S); Cabrobó (E); Santa Maria da Boa Vista (W)
  • Area - 554.75 km²
  • Elevation - 349 m
  • Hidrography - Brigida River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
  • Clima - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 26.1 c
  • Distance to Recife - 576 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Orocó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheeps, cattle, donkeys and pigs; and plantations of onions, melons and bananas.

    Economic Indicators

    Economy by Sector (2006)

    References

    Orocó Wikipedia
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