Itapetim
# Itapetim

Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2022, according with IBGE was 13,788 inhabitants and the total area is 411.9 km².

## Geography

* State - Pernambuco
* Region - Sertão Pernambucano
* Districts - Itapetim, Piedade and São Vicente.
* Boundaries - Paraiba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W)
* Area - 411.9 km²
* Elevation - 637 m
* Hydrography - Pajeú River
* Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
* Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
* Annual average temperature - 22.6 c
* Distance to Recife - 414 km

## Economy

Main economic activity in Itapetim is agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, and beans.

### Economic Indicators

| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
| - | - | - | - |
| 14.063 | 40.092 | 2.953 | 0.07% |

Economy by Sector 2006

| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| - | - | - |
| 15.47% | 9.03% | 75.50% |

### Health Indicators

| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.620 | 1 | 25 | 31.1 |
