Jurema, Pernambuco

Jurema
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Flag of Jurema
Flag
Etymology: Derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "fetid thorn"[1]
Motto(s): 
Brazilian Portuguese: Por Deus e pela Pátria
English: For God and Country[2]
Location of Jurema in Pernambuco
Location of Jurema in Pernambuco
Jurema is located in Brazil
Jurema
Jurema
Location within Brazil
Jurema is located in South America
Jurema
Jurema
Location within South America
Coordinates: 8°43′4″S 36°8′9″W / 8.71778°S 36.13583°W / -8.71778; -36.13583
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded11 September 1928[1]
Government
 • MayorEdvaldo Marcos Ramos Ferreira (PT) (2025-2028)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorJosé Osmar Vilela (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
148.254 km2 (57.241 sq mi)
Elevation
723 m (2,372 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)[5]
 • Total
13,648
 • Estimate 
(2025)[6]
14,002
 • Density92.06/km2 (238.4/sq mi)
DemonymJuremense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55480-000, 55485-000[7]
HDI (2010)0.509 – low[5]
Websitejurema.pe.gov.br

Jurema (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɾẽmɐ]) is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,431 inhabitants and the total area is 148.25 km2.[8]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Jurema are related with agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheep, chickens; and plantations of manioc and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population [9] GDP x(1000 R$).[10] GDP pc (R$) PE
15.552 47.780 3.237 0.08%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
20.07% 8.03% 71.90%

Health Indicators

[11]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.550 1 11 39.9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Descubra Jurema com o GuiaMais - Guia Mais Local". guia-mais.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). guia-mais.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Branco de Geraldo (PT) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Jurema-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Prefeito de Jurema (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jurema". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  7. ↑ "CEP Jurema/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  8. ↑ IBGE 2020
  9. ↑ IBGE Population 2009 Angelim, page 33
  10. ↑ Angelim 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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