São José do Egito
São José do Egito is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 31,792 and the area is 791.9 km².
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Brejinho and Itapetim ; Tuparetama and Ingazeira ; Paraiba state ; Santa Terezinha and Tabira
- Area - 791.9 km²
- Elevation - 585 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 23.2 c
- Distance to Recife - 394 km
Economy
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
16.45% | 9.32% | 74.23% |
Health Indicators
HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
0.657 | 2 | 317 | 24.2 |