Quixaba

Quixaba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 6,805 inhabitants and the total area is 210.71 km².^[6]

Quixaba
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Location of Quixaba in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°43′12″S 37°50′52″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	1 October 1991[1]
Government
• Mayor	Jose Pereira Nunes (Avante) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	José Pereira de Andrade (Avante) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	210.705 km2 (81.354 sq mi)
Elevation	542 m (1,778 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	6,554[4]
• Density	31.11/km2 (80.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Quixabense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56828-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.577 – medium[4]
Website	quixaba.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Paraíba state (N and W); Flores (S); Carnaíba (E).
• Area - 209.96 km²
• Elevation - 625 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
• Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
• Distance to Recife - 416 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Quixaba are agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.

Economic Indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
7.116	20.828	3.030	0.036%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
17.22%	7.54%	75.24%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.581	---	---	18.0

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco