Lajedo, Pernambuco

Lajedo
Municipality
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Location in Pernambuco state
Lajedo Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°39′50″S 36°19′12″W / 8.66389°S 36.32000°WCoordinates: 8°39′50″S 36°19′12″W / 8.66389°S 36.32000°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast Region
State	Pernambuco
Mesoregion	Agreste Pernambucano
Area
• Total	189.10 km^2 (73.01 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	39,240
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)

Lajedo is a municipality and a city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 39,240 (2015 est.) in an area of 189.10 km².^[1] The city area is 3.5 km².

Geography

• Boundaries - São Bento do Una and Cachoeirinha (N); Canhotinho (S); Ibirajuba (E); Calçado (W).
• Elevation - 661 m
• Hydrography - Una and Mundaú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
• Distance to Recife - 192 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Lajedo are related with industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, pigs, sheeps, chickens; and plantations of beans and manioc.

Economic Indicators

Mun. Population [2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
34.809	138.826	4.163	0.23%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
13.83%	10.43%	75.74%

Health Indicators

^[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.625	1	24	20.4

Villages

• Agrovila Rural
• Cantinho
• Imaculada
• Pau-Ferro
• Pereiro
• Prata
• Quatis
• Retiro
• Santa Luzia
• Olho d'Água dos Pombos

References

1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
2. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Lajedo, page 33]
3. Lajedo 2007 GDP IBGE page 30
4. PE State site - City by city profile