title: Arcoverde
text: # Arcoverde
  
  Arcoverde (Green Bow) is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Arcoverde has a total area of 353.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 74,822 inhabitants in 2020 according with IBGE.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Arcoverde is located in the Sertao of Pernambuco state. The municipality has the following data:
  
  * Boundaries - Paraíba (N); Buíque and Pedra (S), Pesqueira (E), Sertânia (W)
  * Area - 353.4 $km^2$
  * Elevation - 663 m
  * Hydrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
  * Vegetation - Caatinga.
  * Climate - Semi desertic, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
  * Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
  * Main road - BR 232
  * Distance to Recife - 254 km
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main economic activities in Arcoverde are based in general commerce, services and primary sector.
  
  ### Economic Indicators
  
  | Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 68.000 | 290.529 | 4.479 | 0.48% |
  
  Economy by Sector 2006
  
  | Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3.87% | 11.59% | 84.54% |
  
  ### Health Indicators
  
  | HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0.708 | 2 | 282 | 38.4 |
  