Jataúba
# Jataúba

Jataúba is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

## Geography

* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Agreste Pernambucano
* Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Belo Jardim (S); Brejo da Madre de Deus and Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (E); Poção and Paraiba (W)
* Area - 719.22 $km^2$
* Elevation - 516 m
* Hydrography - Capibaribe River
* Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
* Clima - semi-arid, hot
* Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
* Distance to Recife - 225 km
* Population - 17,228 (2020)

## Economy

The main economic activities in Jataúba are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially the raising of goats, cattle, sheep and pigs.

### Economic indicators

| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15.365 | 46.176 | 3.117 | 0.07% |

Economy by sector 2006

| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| - | - | - |
| 11.03% | 8.07% | 80.90% |

### Health indicators

| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's mortality every 1000 (2005) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.583 | 1 | 13 | 25.7 |
