Belém de Maria

Belém de Maria
Bethlehem of Mariah
City
Belém de Maria is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil
Flag of Belém de Maria
Coat of arms of Belém de Maria
Map showing the location in Brazil
Map showing the location in Brazil
Belém de Maria
Location within Brazil
Elevation
227 m (745 ft)
Population
 • Total
10,378
 • Estimate 
(2025)[1]
10.798

Belém de Maria (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [bɛˈlẽj di mɐˈɾjɐ]) (Bethlehem of Mariah) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 150 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Belém de Maria has an estimated (IBGE 2025) population of 10,798 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Belém de Maria are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle.

Economic indicators

Population[2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
9.703 30.351 3.145 0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
10.79% 8.64% 80.57%

Health indicators

[4]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590 1 15 17.1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  2. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Belém de Maria, page 30]
  3. ↑ Belem de Maria 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-16.

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