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Afrânio is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is the westernmost municipality of Pernambuco. It is located in the mesoregion of São Francisco Pernambucano . Afrânio has a total area of 1490.6 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 19,810 inhabitants in 2020 according with IBGE.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
Boundaries - Piauí state (N and W); Bahia state (S); Petrolina and Dormentes (E)
Area - 1490.6 km²
Elevation - 522 m / 1713 ft
Hydrography - Pontal River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila.
Climate - Semi arid, ( Sertao) - hot and dry
Yearly average temperature - 24.8 C
Distance to Recife - 883 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Afrânio are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of beans and corn; and creations of sheep, goats, donkeys and cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
17.445	51.114	3.103	0.085%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.24%	8.18%	79.58%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.634	1	35	26.6

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
^ Afrânio 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

[1] IBGE 2020

[2] [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP

[3] Afrânio 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile

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