Afrânio
# Afrânio

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 - Piaui state (N and W); Bahia state (S); Petrolina and Dormentes (E)
* Area - 1490.6 $km^2$
* 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$). | GDP pc (R$) | 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

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