Quixaba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 6,753 inhabitants and the total area is 210.705 km².[5]
Geography
- State – Pernambuco
- Region – Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries – Paraíba state (N and W); Flores (S); Carnaíba (E).
- Area – 209.96 km²
- Elevation – 625 m
- Hydrography – Pajeú River
- Vegetation – Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate – semi arid – (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature – 23.5 c
- Distance to Recife – 416 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Quixaba are agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.
Economic Indicators
| Population [7] | GDP x(1000 R$).[8] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.116 | 20.828 | 3.030 | 0.036% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 17.22% | 7.54% | 75.24% |
Health Indicators[9]
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children’s Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.581 | — | — | 18.0 |
See also
References
- ^ “História & Fotos”. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b “Eleições 2024: Ze Pretinho (AVANTE) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Quixaba-PE”. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b “Prefeito de Quixaba (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos”. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b c “Quixaba”. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). “IBGE 2025”.
- ^ “CEP Quixabá/PE – Brasil”. codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Quixaba 2009, page 34
- ^ Quixaba 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site – City by city profile Archived 4 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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