Poção

Poção is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 241 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 11,305 inhabitants.[1]

Location of Poção within Pernambuco.

Poção Flag

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Pesqueira (S and W); Jataúba (E).
Area - 199.74 km²
Elevation - 1000 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Climate - Semi arid
Annual average temperature - 19.5 c
Distance to Recife - 241 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Poção are based in agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
11.503	35.978	3.231	0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.72%	8.83%	80.45%

Health indicators

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.571	1	14	22.9

References

IBGE 2020
http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Poção, page 34]
Poção 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Poção, page 34]

[3] Poção 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile