title: Dormentes
text: # Dormentes
  
  Dormentes is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 750 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 19,079 inhabitants and the area is 1539.05 km².
  
  ## Geography
  
  * State - Pernambuco
  * Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
  * Boundaries - Santa Filomena (N); Petrolina (S); Santa Cruz and Lagoa Grande (E); Afrânio and Piaui state (W).
  * Area - 1537.59 km²
  * Elevation - 492 m
  * Hydrography - Garças and Pontal rivers
  * Vegetation - Caatinga
  * Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão)
  * Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
  * Distance to Recife - 750 km
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in Dormentes are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of sheep (over 82,000 heads), goats (over 35,000), pigs, cattle, donkeys and mules; and plantations of beans, corn and sorgo.
  
  ### Economic Indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 16.462 | 51.985 | 3.333 | 0.084% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 12.52% | 9.39% | 78.09% |
  
  ### Health Indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.600 | 1 | 13 | 28.7 |
  