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Municipality in Northeast, Brazil

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
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ItapetimLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W / 7.37778°S 37.19000°W / -7.37778; -37.19000
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1893
Government
• Mayor	Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
• Total	411.9 km (159.0 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population
• Total	13,788
• Density	33.47/km (86.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	0.620 – medium

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km.

Geography

Itapetim is located in the Sertão sub-region, and has the northenmost point in the mainland Pernambuco: The village of Lagoa de Dentro, also called Fava de Cheiro (2010 IBGE census) or Tombador (2022 IBGE census). The municipality of Itapetim is formed by three main districts: the headquarters district, São Vicente and Piedade do Ouro.

Itapetim borders Paraíba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W). According to the 2022 IBGE census, its area is 411.9 km². Itapetim also has an elevation of 637 meters and is crossed by the Pajeú River. It has a semi-arid and its biome is the Caatinga (xeric shrublands).

Itapetim

Climate chart (explanation)

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
64 31 20	58 30 20	87 31 21	64 30 20	36 29 20	24 28 19	13 28 18	7 29 18	2 31 18	6 32 19	7 32 20	21 32 20
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Climatempo and Meteoblue

Imperial conversion
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
2.5 88 68	2.3 86 68	3.4 88 70	2.5 86 68	1.4 84 68	0.9 82 66	0.5 82 64	0.3 84 64	0.1 88 64	0.2 90 66	0.3 90 68	0.8 90 68
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Economy

Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.063	40.092	2.953	0.07%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.47%	9.03%	75.50%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.620	1	25	31.1

Notes

Piedade do Ouro is classified as a district by the Itapetim Municipal Prefecture, but it is not by IBGE

References

IBGE 2022 census
Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
"Sitio Lagoa de Dentro, Itapetim - PE". Informações do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
"Mapa de Itapetim (Censo IBGE de 2010)" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2010. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
"Mapa de Itapetim (Censo IBGE de 2022)" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
julianosbc (2023-01-09). "Itapetim". TomeConta (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
Itapetim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

Municipalities of Pernambuco

Capital: Recife

Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano

Alto Capibaribe	Casinhas Frei Miguelinho Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Santa Maria do Cambucá Surubim Taquaritinga do Norte Toritama Vertente do Lério Vertentes
Brejo Pernambucano	Agrestina Altinho Barra de Guabiraba Bonito Camocim de São Félix Cupira Ibirajuba Lagoa dos Gatos Panelas Sairé São Joaquim do Monte
Garanhuns	Angelim Bom Conselho Brejão Caetés Calçado Canhotinho Correntes Garanhuns Iati Jucati Jupi Jurema Lagoa do Ouro Lajedo Palmeirina Paranatama Saloá São João Terezinha
Médio Capibaribe	Bom Jardim Cumaru Feira Nova João Alfredo Limoeiro Machados Orobó Passira Salgadinho São Vicente Ferrer
Vale do Ipanema	Águas Belas Buíque Itaíba Pedra Tupanatinga Venturosa
Vale do Ipojuca	Alagoinha Belo Jardim Bezerros Brejo da Madre de Deus Cachoeirinha Capoeiras Caruaru Gravatá Jataúba Pesqueira Poção Riacho das Almas Sanharó São Bento do Una São Caetano Tacaimbó

Mesoregion
Mata Pernambucana

Mata Meridional Pernambucana	Água Preta Amaraji Barreiros Belém de Maria Catende Cortês Escada Gameleira Jaqueira Joaquim Nabuco Maraial Palmares Primavera Quipapá Ribeirão Rio Formoso São Benedito do Sul São José da Coroa Grande Sirinhaém Tamandaré Xexéu
Mata Setentrional Pernambucana	Aliança Buenos Aires Camutanga Carpina Condado Ferreiros Goiana Itambé Itaquitinga Lagoa do Carro Lagoa de Itaenga Macaparana Nazaré da Mata Paudalho Timbaúba Tracunhaém Vicência
Vitoria de Santo Antão	Chã de Alegria Chã Grande Glória do Goitá Pombos Vitória de Santo Antão

Mesoregion
Metropolitana de Recife

Itamaracá	Araçoiaba Igarassu Ilha de Itamaracá Itapissuma
Recife	Abreu e Lima Camaragibe Jaboatão dos Guararapes Moreno Olinda Paulista Recife São Lourenço da Mata
Porto de Suape	Cabo de Santo Agostinho Ipojuca
Fernando de Noronha	Fernando de Noronha

Mesoregion
Sao Francisco Pernambucano

Itaparica	Belém de São Francisco Carnaubeira da Penha Floresta Itacuruba Jatobá Petrolândia Tacaratu
Petrolina	Afrânio Cabrobó Dormentes Lagoa Grande Orocó Petrolina Santa Maria da Boa Vista Terra Nova

Mesoregion
Sertão Pernambucano

Araripina	Araripina Bodocó Exu Granito Ipubi Moreilândia Ouricuri Santa Cruz Santa Filomena Trindade
Pajeú	Afogados da Ingazeira Brejinho Calumbi Carnaíba Flores Iguaraci Ingazeira Itapetim Quixaba Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde Santa Terezinha São José do Egito Serra Talhada Solidão Tabira Triunfo Tuparetama
Salgueiro	Cedro Mirandiba Parnamirim Salgueiro São José do Belmonte Serrita Verdejante
Sertão do Moxotó	Arcoverde Betânia Custódia Ibimirim Inajá Manari Sertânia

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