Orobó

Orobó is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020 was 23,935 inhabitants and the total area is 138.66 km².[1] The city has the best children's mortality rate of the state (2.9) and one of the best in the whole country.

Orobó in Pernambuco.

Orobó Flag

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Bom Jardim (S); Machados and São Vicente Ferrer (E); Casinhas (W).
Area - 140.78 km²
Elevation - 415 m
Hydrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Caducifólia and Subcaducifólia forests
Climate - Tropical hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
Distance to Recife - 127.4 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Orobó are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, pigs, chickens; and plantations of bananas and sugarcane.

Economic Indicators

Population [2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.239	72.461	3.350	0.12%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
20.17%	6.74%	73.09%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612	1	29	2.9

References

IBGE 2020
Population 2009 Orobó, page 33, IBGE
Orobó 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] Population 2009 Orobó, page 33, IBGE

[3] Orobó 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine