Afogados da Ingazeira

Afogados da Ingazeira Município de Afogados da Ingazeira
Municipality
Cathedral of Senhor Bom Jesus dos Remédios
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Princesa do Pajeú
Location of Afogados da Ingazeira in Pernambuco
Afogados da Ingazeira Location of Afogados da Ingazeira in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°45′3″S 37°38′20″W / 7.75083°S 37.63889°WCoordinates: 7°45′3″S 37°38′20″W / 7.75083°S 37.63889°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	July 1, 1909
Government
• Mayor	Jose Coimbra Patriota Filho (PSB, 2013-2016)
Area
• Total	377.696 km^2 (145.829 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	36,547
• Density	97/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Afogadense
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
Website	afogadosdaingazeira.pe.gov.br

Afogados da Ingazeira (Jamestown) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2014, according with IBGE, was 36,547 and the total area is 377.70 square kilometres (145.83 sq mi).^[1] It has a population density of 97 inhabitants per square kilometer. In 2000, Afogados da Ingazeira had the second highest Human Development Index (HDI) in the Alto do Pajeú sertão region of Pernambuco state. Nonetheless, its score (0.683) was still below the state (0.718) and national (0.789) averages. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Solidão (N); Tabira and Iguaraci (E); Carnaíba (S and W);
• Area - 377.70 square kilometres (145.83 sq mi)
• Elevation - 525 metres (1,722 ft)
• Hidrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
• Clima - Semi arid ( Sertão) - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 24.1 °C (43 °F)
• Distance to Recife - 380 kilometres (240 mi)

Economy

The main economic activities in Afogados da Ingazeira are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats, sheeps, chickens; and plantations of beans, corn and manioc.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
35.528	140.504	4.127	0.24%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
6.34%	17.44%	76.22%

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.683	2	192	15.2

References

1. "Afogados da Ingazeira" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
2. Afogados da Ingazeira 2007 GDP IBGE page 29
3. PE State site - City by city profile

External links

• Afogados da Ingazeira City Hall
• Afogados da Ingazeira Portal