Arcoverde

Arcoverde
Arcoverde
	Municipality
	Downtown Arcoverde
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Pernambuco state
	Arcoverde Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 8°25′08″S 37°03′14″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	353.4 km2 (136.4 sq mi)
Population (2020 [1])
• Total	74,822
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)

Arcoverde (Green Bow) is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 74,822 inhabitants in 2020 according with IBGE.

Geography

Arcoverde is located in the Sertao of Pernambuco state. The municipality has the following data:

Boundaries - Paraiba (N); Buíque and Pedra (S), Pesqueira (E), Sertânia (W)
Area - 353.4 km²
Elevation - 663 m
Hydrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga.
Climate - Semi desertic, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
Main road - BR 232
Distance to Recife - 254 km

Economy

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

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
68.000	290.529	4.479	0.48%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.87%	11.59%	84.54%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.708	2	282	38.4

References

IBGE 2020
Arcoverde 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] Arcoverde 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile