São José do Belmonte
São José do Belmonte is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 34.118 inhabitants and the total area is 1479.96 km².
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraiba and Ceará states ; Mirandiba ; Serra Talhada ; Verdejante
- Area - 1479.96 km²
- Elevation - 486 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid -
- Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 470 km
Economy
The main economic activities in São José do Belmonte are based on industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of manioc, beans and tomatoes.Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| 15.19% | 15.76% | 69.05% |
Health Indicators
| HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
| 0.635 | 2 | 76 | 19.9 |