Itapetim

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
Flag Seal
Itapetim Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1893
Government
• Mayor	Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
• Total	411.9 km^2 (159.0 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population  (2022 [1])
• Total	13,788
• Density	33.47/km^2 (86.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	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.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Districts - Itapetim, Piedade do Ouro and São Vicente.
• Boundaries - Paraíba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W)
• Area - 411.9 km²
• Elevation - 637 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 22.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 414 km

Economy

Group of abandoned houses on an old small farm in Piedade district, Itapetim municipality.

Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.063	40.092	2.953	0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.47%	9.03%	75.50%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620	1	25	31.1

References

1. IBGE 2022 census
2. [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
3. Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
4. PE State site - City by city profile