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Sertânia

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Pernambuco

Area code(s)
  
+55 81

Area
  
2,422 km²

Region
  
Northeast

Time zone
  
UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Elevation
  
558 m

Population
  
35,042 (2013)

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Sertânia is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according to the IBGE, was 35.914. Its total area is 2421,51 km².

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Map of Sert%C3%A2nia, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Iguaraci and Paraiba state (N); Arcoverde, Buíque, Ibimirim and Tupanatinga (S); Custódia (W); Paraiba (E)
  • Area - 2421.51 km²
  • Elevation - 558 m
  • Hidrography - Moxotó River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
  • Clima - semi-arid, hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
  • Distance to Recife - 309 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Sertânia are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, sheep (over 85,000), pigs, goats (over 120,000), horses, and donkeys; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and beans.

    Economic indicators

    Economy by sector 2006

    References

    Sertânia Wikipedia
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