Salgueiro () is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano. Salgueiro covers an area of 1678 km² and had in 2025 an estimated population of 65,946 inhabitants.
It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Sertão Pernambucano Boundaries - Ceará (N); Belém de São Francisco (S), Verdejante, Mirandiba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó, Terra Nova, Serrita and Cedro (W) Area - 1639.3 km2 Elevation - 420 m Hydrography - Terra Nova River Vegetation - Forest Subcaducifólia. Climate - Semi desertic, ( Sertão) - hot and dry Main road - BR 232 Distance to Recife - 510 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Salgueiro is based on general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of onions, cotton and tomatoes; and creations of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$).Salgueiro 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 GDP pc (R$) PE 55.435 236.166 4.442 0.39% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 3.54% 14.55% 81.91%
Health Indicators Source:PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.708 3 301 24.4
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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