Afrânio

Afrânio
Municipality
The Municipality of Afrânio
A square in Extreme, a parish of Afrânio.
Afrânio Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°30′54″S 41°00′18″W / 8.51500°S 41.00500°WCoordinates: 08°30′54″S 41°00′18″W / 8.51500°S 41.00500°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	December 20, 1963
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Cavalcanti (PTB)
Area
• Total	1,490.6 km^2 (575.5 sq mi)
Elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	17,445
• Density	11.7/km^2 (30/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.634 – medium[2]

Afrânio is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is the westernmost municipality of Pernambuco. It is located in the mesoregion of São Francisco Pernambucano . Afrânio has a total area of 1490.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 17.445 inhabitants ^[3] in 2009 according with IBGE.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Piaui state (N and W); Bahia state (S); Petrolina and Dormentes (E)
• Area - 1490.6 km²
• Elevation - 522 m / 1713 ft
• Hidrography - Pontal River
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila.
• Clima - Semi arid, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
• Yearly average temperature - 24.8 C
• Distance to Recife - 883 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Afrânio are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of beans and corn; and creations of sheeps, goats, donkeys and cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[4]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
17.445	51.114	3.103	0.085%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.24%	8.18%	79.58%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.634	1	35	26.6

References

1. IBGE 2009 statistics
2. - UNDP
3. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Afrânio, page 31]
4. Afrânio 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29
5. PE State site - City by city profile