Carnaubeira da Penha

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.[1]

Demographics

The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 12.451 inhabitants[2] and the total area is 1010.17 km².

There are Atikum and Pankará indigenous peoples living in reserves.

Geography

Map showing indigenous presence in Carnaubeira

• 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$)[3]	GDP pc (R$)	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

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.537	1	18	17.1

References

1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
2. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Carnaubeira da Penha, page 32]
3. Carnaubeira da Penha 2006 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
4. PE State site - City by city profile