Panelas

Location of Panelas within Pernambuco.

Panelas is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 182.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 25.500 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Altinho (N); Quipapá and Jurema (S); Lagoa dos Gatos, São Benedito do Sul and Cupira (E); Ibirajuba (W).
• Area - 371.16 km²
• Elevation - 532 m
• Hydrography - Una River
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
• Climate - Tropical hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
• Distance to Recife - 182.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Panelas are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
25.500	68.430	2.746	0.11%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
6.08%	9.38%	84.54%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.576	1	26	26.8

References

1. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Panelas, page 34]
2. ↑ Panelas 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
3. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 8°39′50″S 36°00′21″W / 8.66389°S 36.0058°W