São José do Belmonte

São José do Belmonte is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 34,021 inhabitants and the total area is 1474.09 km².^[6]

Location of São José do Belmonte in Pernambuco

Castelo Armorial Reino Encantado in São José do Belmonte

São José do Belmonte
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
São José parish church in São José do Belmonte
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Location of São José do Belmonte in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°51′39″S 38°45′36″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	2 October 1890[1]
Government
• Mayor	Vinicius Marques Alves (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Erik Cesar Sarmento Diniz (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	1,474.086 km2 (569.148 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	34,843[4]
• Density	23.64/km2 (61.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Belmontense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56950-000, 56970-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.610 – medium[4]
Website	saojosedobelmonte.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Paraiba and Ceará states (N); Mirandiba (S); Serra Talhada (E); Verdejante (W)
• Area - 1479.96 km²
• Elevation - 486 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid - (Sertão)
• Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
• Distance to Recife - 470 km

The municipality is currently divided into two districts (as of 1988), São José do Belmonte, and Bom Nome.^[7]

Economy

The main economic activities in São José do Belmonte are based on industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of manioc, beans and tomatoes.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
34.118	97.342	2.976	0.17%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.19%	15.76%	69.05%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.635	2	76	19.9

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco