Itapetim

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
Itapetim Location in Brazil
Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1893
Government
• Mayor	Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
• Total	405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	14,063
• Density	34.7/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.620 – medium

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 14.063 inhabitants and the total area is 404.82 km².

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W)
• Area - 404.82 km²
• Elevation - 637 m
• Hidrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Clima - semi arid - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 22.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 414 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itapetim are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheeps, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.063	40.092	2.953	0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.47%	9.03%	75.50%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620	1	25	31.1