Orobó

Orobó in Pernambuco.
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Orobó is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 22.239 inhabitants and the total area is 140.78 km2. The city has the best children's mortality rate of the state (2.9) and one of the best in the whole country.

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Orobó are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, pigs, chickens; and plantations of bananas and sugarcane.

Economic Indicators

Population [1] GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
22.239 72.461 3.350 0.12%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
20.17% 6.74% 73.09%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612 1 29 2.9

References

Coordinates: 7°44′42″S 35°36′07″W / 7.74500°S 35.60194°W / -7.74500; -35.60194

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