Saloa

Location of Saloá within Pernambuco.

Saloá is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 263 km away from the state capital Recife, and has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 15.547 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Paranatama (N); Bom Conselho and Terezinha (S); Garanhuns (E); Iati (W)
• Area - 252.08 km²
• Elevation - 745 m
• Hidrography - Ipanema River
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
• Clima - Semi arid - hot
• Annual average temperature - 20.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 263 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Saloá are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, coffee; and livestock such as cattle, sheep and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
15.547	46.893	3.121	0.08%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
16.39%	8.04%	75.57%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.561	1	19	50

References

1. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Saloá, page 34]
2. Saloá 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
3. PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 8°58′S 36°39′W / 8.967°S 36.650°W