title: Belém de São Francisco
text: # Belém de São Francisco
  
  Belém de São Francisco (Bethlehem of San Francisco) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,730 and the area is 1830.81 km².
  
  ## Geography
  
  * State - Pernambuco
  * Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
  * Boundaries - Salgueiro (N); Bahia state (S); Itacuruba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó (W)
  * Area - 1830.81 km²
  * Elevation - 305 m
  * Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers
  * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
  * Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
  * Annual average temperature - 26.2 c
  * Distance to Recife - 456 km
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in Belém de São Francisco are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys and chickens; and plantations of mangoes, onions, and rice.
  
  ### Economic Indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 21.342 | 78.820 | 3.836 | 0.13% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 20.04% | 9.43% | 70.54% |
  
  ### Health Indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.669 | 1 | 48 | 22.4 |
  