Itapetim | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Itapetim |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Pernambuco |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | March 1, 1893 |
Area Total Km2: | 411.9 |
Population As Of: | 2022 [1] |
Population Total: | 13,788 |
Population Density Km2: | 33.47 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -7.3778°N -37.19°W |
Elevation M: | 637 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.620 – medium[2] |
Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km².
Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.