São Joaquim do Monte

City in Pernambuco, Brazil

Place in Northeast, Brazil

Location of São Joaquim do Monte in Pernambuco

8°26′0″S 35°48′35″W / 8.43333°S 35.80972°W / -8.43333; -35.80972Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoFounded11 September 1928^[1]Government • MayorEduardo José de Oliveira Lins (PSDB) (2021-2024)^[3] • Vice MayorGutenberg Coelho Coutinho de Araújo (PSDB) (2021-2024)^[3]Area • Total227.385 km² (87.794 sq mi)Elevation463 m (1,519 ft)Population • Total20,037^[2] • Density88.12/km² (228.2/sq mi)DemonymSão-joaquinense (Brazilian Portuguese)^[2]Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)Postal codeHDI (2010)0.537 – low^[2]Websitesaojoaquimdomonte.pe.gov.br

São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 21,398 inhabitants.^[5]

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Bezerros and Camocim de São Félix (N); Cupira (S); Bonito and Belém de Maria (E); Agrestina (W).
• Area - 242.63 km²
• Elevation - 463 m
• Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - Hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
• Distance to Recife - 124.6 km

The main economic activities in São Joaquim do Monte are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, manioc, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry.

Population[6]	GDP x(1000 R$).[7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
21.872	65.415	3.135	0.105%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.75%	8.89%	75.36%

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.571	1	46	27.8