title: São José do Belmonte
text: # São José do Belmonte
  
  São José do Belmonte is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 34,021 inhabitants and the total area is 1474.09 km².
  
  ## Geography
  
  * State - Pernambuco
  * Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  * Boundaries - Paraiba and Ceará states (N); Mirandiba (S); Serra Talhada (E); Verdejante (W)
  * Area - 1479.96 km²
  * Elevation - 486 m
  * Hydrography - Pajeú River
  * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
  * Climate - semi arid - (Sertão)
  * Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
  * Distance to Recife - 470 km
  
  The municipality is currently divided into two districts (as of 1988), São José do Belmonte, and Bom Nome.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in São José do Belmonte are based on industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of manioc, beans and tomatoes.
  
  ### Economic Indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 34.118 | 97.342 | 2.976 | 0.17% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 15.19% | 15.76% | 69.05% |
  
  ### Health Indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.635 | 2 | 76 | 19.9 |
  