title: Surubim
text: # Surubim
  
  Surubim is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Chacrinha, a famous Brazilian comedian and entertainer who died in 1988.
  
  ## Geography
  
  * State - Pernambuco
  * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
  * Boundaries - Vertentes do Lério and Casinhas (N); Riacho das Almas and Cumaru (S); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo (E); Santa Maria do Cambucá and Frei Miguelinho (W)
  * Area - 252.85 $km^2$
  * Elevation - 394 m
  * Hydrography - Capibaribe river
  * Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
  * Climate - semi-arid, hot and dry
  * Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
  * Distance to Recife - 134 km
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in Surubim are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and chickens.
  
  ### Economic indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 56.795 | 205.142 | 3.804 | 0.342% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2.82% | 12.97% | 84.21% |
  
  ### Health indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.641 | 1 | 249 | 22.3 |
  