Orobó

Orobó is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020 was 23,935 inhabitants and the total area is 138.66 km2.[1] The city has the lowest children's mortality rate of the state (2.9) and one of the lowest in the whole country.

Orobó in Pernambuco.
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Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
  • Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Bom Jardim (S); Machados and São Vicente Ferrer (E); Casinhas (W).
  • Area - 140.78 km2
  • Elevation - 415 m
  • Hydrography - Goiana River
  • Vegetation - Caducifólia and Subcaducifólia forests
  • Climate - Tropical hot and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
  • Distance to Recife - 127.4 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Orobó are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, pigs, chickens; and plantations of bananas and sugarcane.

Economic Indicators

Population [2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
22.239 72.461 3.350 0.12%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
20.17% 6.74% 73.09%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612 1 29 2.9

References

7°44′42″S 35°36′07″W

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