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Municipality in Northeast, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salgueiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Salgueiro covers an area of 1687 square kilometers and had in 2020 an estimated population of 61,249 inhabitants.
Salgueiro | |
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Coordinates: 8°4′27″S 39°7′9″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Area | |
• Total | 1,687 km2 (651 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 61,249 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.
The main economic activities in Salgueiro is based on general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of onions, cotton and tomatoes; and creations of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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3.54% | 14.55% | 81.91% |
HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.708 | 3 | 301 | 24.4 |
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