Arcoverde

Arcoverde
Municipality
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Location in Pernambuco state
Arcoverde Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°25′08″S 37°03′14″W / 8.41889°S 37.05389°WCoordinates: 8°25′08″S 37°03′14″W / 8.41889°S 37.05389°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast Region
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	353.4 km^2 (136.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	68,000
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)

Arcoverde (Green Arch) is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 68,000 inhabitants ^[1] in 2009 according with IBGE.

Geography

Arcoverde is located in the Sertao of Pernambuco state. The municipality has the following data:

• Boundaries - Paraiba (N); Buíque and Pedra (S), Pesqueira (E), Sertânia (W)
• Area - 353.4 km²
• Elevation - 663 m
• Hidrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga.
• Clima - Semi desertic, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
• Main road - BR 232
• Distance to Recife - 254 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Arcoverde are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
68.000	290.529	4.479	0.48%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.87%	11.59%	84.54%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.708	2	282	38.4

References

1. "Estimativa das Populações Residentes" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
2. Arcoverde 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
3. PE State site - City by city profile