Cupira, Pernambuco

Cupira (population 22.783) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 105.92 sq/km of total area.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Agrestina, Altinho and São Joaquim do Monte (N); Lagoa dos Gatos (S); Belém de Maria (E); Panelas (W).
• Area - 105.92 sqkm
• Elevation - 416 m
• Hidrography - Una river
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
• Distance to Recife - 170.5 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Cupira are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheeps, pigs; and plantations of sweet potatoes, beans and manioc.

Economic indicators

Population [1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.783	72.385	3.274	0.12 %

Economy by sector
2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.82 %	10.92 %	85.26 %

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.606	1	29	14.0

References

1. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Cupira, page 32]
2. ^ Cupira 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 08°37′01″S 35°57′00″W / 8.61694°S 35.95°W / -8.61694; -35.95