Brejão Explained

Brejão is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020 was 8,987 and the total area is 159.79 km².^[1]

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Garanhuns (N and E); Lagoa do Carro (S); Terezinha (W).
• Area - 159.79 km²
• Elevation - 788 m
• Hydrography - Mundaú River
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Climate - Tropical hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
• Distance to Recife - 244 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Brejão are related with agribusiness, especially creations of cattle; and plantations of beans, manioc, coffee and tobacco.

Economic Indicators

Economy by Sector2006

Health Indicators

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References

-9.03°N -36.5689°W

Notes and References

1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/brejao/panorama IBGE 2020
2. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Brejão, page 31
3. http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf Brejão 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
4. http://www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br/web/condepefidem PE State site - City by city profile