Granito

Granito
Município de Granito
Municipality
Flag of Granito
Flag
Coat of arms of Granito
Coat of arms
Location of Granito in Pernambuco
Location of Granito in Pernambuco
Granito is located in Brazil
Granito
Granito
Location of Granito in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°42′57″S 39°36′54″W / 7.71583°S 39.61500°W / -7.71583; -39.61500
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
FoundedMarch 1, 1890
Government
 • MayorAntonio Carlos Pereira (PDT, 2013–2016)
Area
 • Total
522 km2 (202 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
7,537
 • Density14.4/km2 (37.4/sq mi)
DemonymGranitense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitegranito.pe.gov.br

Granito (Granite) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 7,537 inhabitants and the total area is 522 square kilometres (202 mi2).

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Exu and Moreilândia (N); Parnamirim (S); Serrita (E); Bodocó (W).
  • Area - 521.86 km2
  • Elevation - 447 m
  • Hydrography - Brigida River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga
  • Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
  • Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
  • Distance to Recife - 592 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Granito are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of corn.

Economic Indicators

Population [2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
6.944 19.682 2.985 0.033%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
16.28% 7.69% 76.03%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.597 1 20 28.0

See also

  • List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

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