Afrânio

Afrânio
Municipality
The Municipality of Afrânio
A square in Extreme, a parish of Afrânio.
Flag Seal
Afrânio Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°30′54″S 41°00′18″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	December 20, 1963
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Cavalcanti (PTB)
Area
• Total	1,490.6 km^2 (575.5 sq mi)
Elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	19,810
• Density	11.7/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC08º30'54" S, 41º00'18" O
HDI (2000)	0.634 – medium[2]

Afrânio is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is the westernmost municipality of Pernambuco. It is located in the mesoregion of São Francisco Pernambucano . Afrânio has a total area of 1490.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 19,810 inhabitants in 2020 according with IBGE.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Piauí state (N and W); Bahia state (S); Petrolina and Dormentes (E)
• Area - 1490.6 km²
• Elevation - 522 m / 1713 ft
• Hydrography - Pontal River
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila.
• Climate - Semi arid, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
• Yearly average temperature - 24.8 C
• Distance to Recife - 883 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Afrânio are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of beans and corn; and creations of sheep, goats, donkeys and cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
17.445	51.114	3.103	0.085%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.24%	8.18%	79.58%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.634	1	35	26.6

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
3. Afrânio 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
4. PE State site - City by city profile