Carnaubeira da Penha () is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 498 km away from the state's capital, Recife.
History The unclassified extinct language Aticum or Araticum was spoken near Carnaubeira.
Demographics The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 13,025 inhabitants and the total area is 1004.67 km².
There are Atikum and Pankará indigenous peoples living in reserves.
Geography
State - Pernambuco Region - São Francisco Pernambucano Boundaries - Salgueiro and Mirandiba (N); Belém de São Francisco (S and W); Floresta (E). Area - 1010.17 km² Elevation - 446 m Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila. Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot Annual average temperature - 25.2 c Distance to Recife - 498 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Carnaubeira da Penha are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats (over 80,000 heads), sheep, cattle, pigs, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of bananas, tomatoes and guava.
Economic Indicators Population GDP x(1000 R$)Carnaubeira da Penha 2006 GDP IBGE page 29 GDP pc (R$) PE 12.451 31.055 2.657 0.05% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 25.52% 6.58% 67.90%
Health Indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.537 1 18 17.1
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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