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.IBGE 2020
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Agreste Pernambucano Boundaries - Paraíba 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 Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Poção, page 34] GDP x(1000 R$). Poção 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 GDP pc (R$) 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 PE State site - City by city profile HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.571 1 14 22.9
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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