title: Pedra, Pernambuco
text: # Pedra, Pernambuco
  
  Pedra (stone) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located at 255 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, and has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 22,668 inhabitants.
  
  ## Geography
  
  * State - Pernambuco
  * Region - Agreste Pernambucano
  * Boundaries - Arcoverde and Pesqueira (N); Águas Belas (S); Caetés, Paranatama and Venturosa (E); Buique (W)
  * Area - 803.02 $km^2$
  * Elevation - 593 m
  * Hydrography - Ipanema River
  * Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
  * Climate - Semi arid - hot
  * Annual average temperature - 22.9 c
  * Distance to Recife - 255.4 km
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in Pedra are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially manioc, beans, tomatoes, corn; and livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses and chickens.
  
  ### Economic indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 20.788 | 91.010 | 4.521 | 0.15% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 30.53% | 10.35% | 59.12% |
  
  ### Health indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.601 | 1 | 24 | 40.4 |
  