Quixaba
Quixaba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 7.116 inhabitants and the total area is 209.96 km².
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and W); Flores (S); Carnaíba (E).
- Area - 209.96 km²
- Elevation - 625 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
- Distance to Recife - 416 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Quixaba are agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.
References
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Quixaba 2009, page 34
- Quixaba 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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