Arcoverde
Arcoverde 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 68,000 inhabitants in 2009 according with IBGE.
Geography
Arcoverde is located in the Sertao of Pernambuco state. The municipality has the following data:- Boundaries - Paraiba ; Buíque and Pedra, Pesqueira , Sertânia
- Area - 353.4 km2
- Elevation - 663 m
- Hydrography - Ipanema, Ipojuca and Moxotó rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga.
- Climate - Semi desertic, - hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
- Main road - BR 232
- Distance to Recife - 254 km
Economy
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
3.87% | 11.59% | 84.54% |
Health Indicators
HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
0.708 | 2 | 282 | 38.4 |