São Caetano, Pernambuco
# São Caetano, Pernambuco

São Caetano, also known as São Caitano is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

## Geography

* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Agreste Pernambucano
* Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus (N); Altinho (S); Caruaru (E); Tacaimbó and Cachoeirinha (W)
* Area - 382.48 $km^2$
* Elevation - 552 m
* Hydrography - Capibaribe, Ipojuca and Una River (Pernambuco) rivers
* Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
* Climate - semi arid hot
* Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
* Distance to Recife - 148 km
* Population - 37,368 (2020)

## Economy

The main economic activities in São Caetano are based on the textile industry, commerce and agribusiness especially plantations of manioc; and farming of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.

### Economic indicators

| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
| - | - | - | - |
| 36.366 | 102.243 | 2.941 | 0.17% |

Economy by Sector 2006

| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| - | - | - |
| 3.25% | 12.46% | 84.29% |

### Health indicators

| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.580 | 1 | 41 | 29.8 |
