Pesqueira, Pernambuco

Pesqueira
Pesqueira Overview
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Location in Brazil
Pesqueira Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°21′42″S 36°41′41″W / 8.36167°S 36.69472°WCoordinates: 08°21′42″S 36°41′41″W / 8.36167°S 36.69472°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Settled	1660s
Founded	May 13th, 1836
Incorporated	April 20th, 1880
Government
• Mayor	Evandro Mauro Maciel Chacon
Area
• Total	995,500 km^2 (384,400 sq mi)
Elevation	654.0 m (2,145.7 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	65,374
• Density	91.96/km^2 (238.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.610

Pesqueira is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It had an estimated population in 2013^[1] according to the IBGE, was 64,374. Its area is almost 1000.2 km². Pesqueira was formerly known as Cimbres.

History

The municipality was created in 1762 under the name Cimbres. In 1836, the seat of the local authority was transferred from the town of Cimbres to that of Poço de Pesqueira. In 1880 the village was renamed with the saint's name Águeda de Pesqueira. In 1913 the whole municipality started to be called Pesqueira, instead of Cimbres. In 1918, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira.

Geography

Location of Pesqueira within Pernambuco.

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Paraiba and Poção (N); Venturosa and Alagoinha (S); Arcoverde and Pedra (W); Belo Jardim, São Bento do Una, Capoeiras and Sanharó (E)
• Area - 1000.2 km²
• Elevation - 654 m
• Hidrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila.
• Clima - Semi desertic, hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
• Main road - BR 232
• Distance to Recife - 214 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Pesqueira are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
64.454	236.259	3.852	0.39%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.06%	10.99%	76.95%

Health Indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.636	2	179	17.4

References

1. "Estimativa Populacional 2013" [Population Estimation in 2013] (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
2. Pesqueira 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
3. PE State site - City by city profile