Sertânia

8°4′14″S 37°15′57″W / 8.07056°S 37.26583°W / -8.07056; -37.26583Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoGovernment • MayorGustavo Maciel Lins de AlbuquerqueArea • Total2,421,511 km² (934,951 sq mi)Elevation558 m (1,831 ft)Population • Total36,050 • Density13.95/km² (36.1/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Area code+55 81

Sertânia is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to the IBGE, was 36,050. Its total area is 2421.51 km².

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
• Hydrography - Moxotó River
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
• Climate - 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

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
35.914	114.212	3.352	0.19%

Economy by sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
13.63%	10.81%	75.56%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.648	2	109	31.6

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