São Joaquim do Monte
# São Joaquim do Monte

São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 21,398 inhabitants.

## Geography

* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Agreste Pernambucano
* Boundaries - Bezerros and Camocim de São Félix (N); Cupira (S); Bonito and Belém de Maria (E); Agrestina (W).
* Area - 242.63 $km^2$
* Elevation - 463 m
* Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
* Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
* Climate - Hot and humid
* Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
* Distance to Recife - 124.6 km

## Economy

The main economic activities in São Joaquim do Monte are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, manioc, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry.

### Economic indicators

| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
| - | - | - | - |
| 21.872 | 65.415 | 3.135 | 0.105% |

Economy by Sector 2006

| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| - | - | - |
| 15.75% | 8.89% | 75.36% |

### Health indicators

| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.571 | 1 | 46 | 27.8 |
