Jurema, Pernambuco

Jurema is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,431 inhabitants and the total area is 148.25 km².^[7]

Jurema
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Etymology: Derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "fetid thorn"[1]
Motto(s):  Brazilian Portuguese: Por Deus e pela Pátria English: For God and Country[2]
Location of Jurema in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°43′4″S 36°8′9″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	11 September 1928[1]
Government
• Mayor	Edvaldo Marcos Ramos Ferreira (PT) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	José Osmar Vilela (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	148.254 km2 (57.241 sq mi)
Elevation	723 m (2,372 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	13,648[5]
• Density	92.06/km2 (238.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Juremense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55480-000, 55485-000[6]
HDI (2010)	0.509 – low[5]
Website	jurema.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Panelas (N); Canhotinho (S); Quipapá (E); Ibirajuba (W).
• Area - 148.25 km²
• Elevation - 723 m
• Hydrography - Mundaú and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
• Clima - Hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
• Distance to Recife - 204 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Jurema are related with agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheep, chickens; and plantations of manioc and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population [8]	GDP x(1000 R$).[9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
15.552	47.780	3.237	0.08%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
20.07%	8.03%	71.90%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.550	1	11	39.9

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco