Brejão
Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil
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Brejão (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [bɾɛˈʒɐ̃w]) is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2022 Census was 9,079 and the total area is 159.786 km2.[4]
Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded31 December 1958[1]
Elevation788 m (2,585 ft)
DemonymBrejonense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Brejão | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brejão in Pernambuco | |
  Brejão Location within Brazil  Brejão Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 9°1′48″S 36°34′8″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 31 December 1958[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saulo Henrique Florentino de Barros (PP) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Cicero Luiz Bezerra (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.786 km2 (61.694 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 788 m (2,585 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,079 |
| 9,417 | |
| • Density | 56.82/km2 (147.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brejonense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 55325-000[6] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.547 – low[5] |
| Website | brejao.pe.gov.br |
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Garanhuns (N and E); Lagoa do Carro (S); Terezinha (W).
- Area - 159.79 km2
- Elevation - 788 m
- Hydrography - Mundaú River
- Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
- Climate - Tropical hot and humid
- Annual average temperature - 22.0 c
- Distance to Recife - 244 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Brejão are related with agribusiness, especially creations of cattle; and plantations of beans, manioc, coffee and tobacco.
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 28.99% | 16.88% | 54.13% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.569 | 1 | 8 | 28.2 |
