Afogados da Ingazeira

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
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	July 1, 1909
Government
• Mayor	Jose Coimbra Patriota Filho (PSB, 2013-2016)
Area
• Total	377.696 km2 (145.829 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population (2020 [1])
• Total	37,404
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Afogadense
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
Website	afogadosdaingazeira.pe.gov.br

Afogados da Ingazeira (Jamestown) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2020, according with IBGE, was 37,404 and the total area is 377.70 square kilometres (145.83 sq mi).[2] 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)
Hydrography - Pajeú River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
Climate - 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 industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, chickens; and plantations of beans, corn and manioc.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	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

[4]

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

References

IBGE 2020
IBGE 2020
"Afogados da Ingazeira 2007 GDP IBGE page 29" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
PE State site - City by city profile

External links

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] IBGE 2020

[3] "Afogados da Ingazeira 2007 GDP IBGE page 29" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-01-09.

[4] PE State site - City by city profile