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State
  
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1,734 km²

Region
  
Time zone
  
BRT (UTC-3)

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Wednesday 9:36 AM

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29°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 58% Humidity

Salgueiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Salgueiro covers an area of 1687 square kilometers and had in 2015 an estimated population of 59,769 inhabitants.

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Map of Salgueiro, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Ceará (N); Belém de São Francisco (S), Verdejante, Mirandiba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó, Terra Nova, Serrita and Cedro (W)
  • Area - 1639.3 km2
  • Elevation - 420 m
  • Hidrography - Terra Nova River
  • Vegetation - Forest Subcaducifólia.
  • Clima - Semi desertic, ( Sertão) - hot and dry
  • Main road - BR 232
  • Distance to Recife - 510 km
  • Economy

    The main economic activities in Salgueiro are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of onions, cotton and tomatoes; and creations of cattle, goats, sheeps and pigs.

    Economic Indicators

    Economy by Sector 2006

    References

    Salgueiro Wikipedia


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