Belém de São Francisco
# Belém de São Francisco

Belém de São Francisco (Bethlehem of San Francisco) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,730 and the area is 1830.81 km².

## Geography

* State - Pernambuco
* Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
* Boundaries - Salgueiro (N); Bahia state (S); Itacuruba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó (W)
* Area - 1830.81 km²
* Elevation - 305 m
* Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers
* Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
* Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and dry
* Annual average temperature - 26.2 c
* Distance to Recife - 456 km

## Economy

The main economic activities in Belém de São Francisco are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys and chickens; and plantations of mangoes, onions, and rice.

### Economic Indicators

| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
| - | - | - | - |
| 21.342 | 78.820 | 3.836 | 0.13% |

Economy by Sector 2006

| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| - | - | - |
| 20.04% | 9.43% | 70.54% |

### Health Indicators

| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.669 | 1 | 48 | 22.4 |
