Limoeiro

Limoeiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

Limoeiro
City
Limoeiro Overview
Flag Seal
Limoeiro Limoeiro located in Brazil map
Coordinates: 7°52′30″S 35°27′00″W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Area
• Total	269.97 km2 (104.24 sq mi)
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	56,198
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Average Temperature	25.1 °C (77.2 °F)

Limoeiro's principal church

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Vicência (N); Passira and Feira Nova (S); Carpina, Lagoa do Carro and Buenos Aires (E); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo (W)
• Area - 269.97 km²
• Elevation - 138 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe and Tracunhaém rivers
• Vegetation - Caducifólia forest
• Climate - hot, tropical, and humid
• Annual average temperature - 25.1 °C
• Distance to Recife - 91 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Limoeiro are based in industry, commerce, tourism and agribusiness; especially plantations of bananas and sugarcane, and the raising of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens.

Economic indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
57.243	219.496	3.951	0.37%

Economy by sector (2006)

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
5.76%	12.32%	81.92%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.688	2	141	17.2

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See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco