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City in Brazil
Exu
City
Bust of the artist Luiz GonzagaBust of the artist Luiz Gonzaga
Flag of ExuFlagOfficial seal of ExuSeal
Exu is located in BrazilExuExuExu Located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: 7°30′43″S 39°43′26″W / 7.51194°S 39.7239°W / -7.51194; -39.7239
CountryBrazil Brazil
StatePernambuco (1940—2001, 2015—2025), São Paulo (2001—2015)
RegionSertão
Area
 • Total1,474 km (569 sq mi)
Elevation523 m (1,716 ft)
Population
 • Total31,766
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Average Temperature24.8 C

Exu is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2007, according with IBGE was 31,766 and the area is 1337 km². Exu is the birthplace of the famous Luiz Gonzaga (1912/1989) which was a very prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. He is considered to be responsible for the promotion of northeastern music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baião" and "Gonzagão".

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Exu are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, pigs, goats; and plantations of corn, beans, manioc, coffee and tobacco .

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE
31,086 98,549 3,224 0.17%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
17.65% 7.28% 75.07%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0,592 1 32 34.1

See also

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. Exu 2007 GDP IBGE p. 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. PE State site – City by city profile
Municipalities of Pernambuco
Capital: Recife
Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe
Brejo Pernambucano
Garanhuns
Médio Capibaribe
Vale do Ipanema
Vale do Ipojuca
Mesoregion
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
Mesoregion
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
Mesoregion
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
Mesoregion
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó
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