Santa Filomena, Pernambuco
Santa Filomena | |
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 Location of Santa Filomena in Pernambuco | |
  Santa Filomena Location within Brazil  Santa Filomena Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 8°9′46″S 40°36′57″W / 8.16278°S 40.61583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 29 September 1995[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Gildevan Coelho Melo (PSD) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Rivaldino Reis de Barros (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,005.341 km2 (388.164 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,106 |
| 12,360 | |
| • Density | 12.04/km2 (31.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Filomense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56210-000[6] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.533 – low[4] |
| Website | santafilomena.pe.gov.br |
Santa Filomena (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ filɔˈmẽnɐ]) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 12,360 inhabitants and the total area is 1004.561 km².[5]
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Ouricuri (N); Dormentes (S); Santa Cruz (E); Betânia do Piauí, Piauí state (W)
- Area - 1005.06 km²
- Elevation - 630 m
- Hydrography - Brigida and Garças rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - semi arid- hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 23.9 c
- Distance to Recife - 717 km
Economy
The main economic activity in Santa Filomena is agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of manioc and beans.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[7] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 14.694 | 32.214 | 2.341 | 0.058% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 15.11% | 7.69% | 77.20% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.582 | --- | --- | 27.9 |
See also
References
- ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Gildevan (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Santa Filomena-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Santa Filomena (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Santa Filomena". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- ↑ "CEP Santa Filomena/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ Santa Filomena 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
Capital: Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
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