Itapetim

Itapetim
Municipality
The Municipality of Itapetim
Flag Seal
Itapetim Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°22′40″S 37°11′24″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1893
Government
• Mayor	Adelmo Alves de Moura (PSB)
Area
• Total	411.9 km2 (159.0 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population  (2022 )
• Total	13,788
• Density	33.47/km2 (86.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	0.620 – medium

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

Itapetim is located in the Sertão sub-region, and has the northenmost point in the mainland Pernambuco: The village of Lagoa de Dentro, also called Fava de Cheiro (2010 IBGE census) or Tombador (2022 IBGE census). The municipality of Itapetim is formed by three main districts: the headquarters district, São Vicente and Piedade do Ouro.

Itapetim borders Paraíba state (N and E); São José do Egito (S); São José do Egito and Brejinho (W). According to the 2022 IBGE census, its area is 411.9 km². Itapetim also has an elevation of 637 meters and is crossed by the Pajeú River. It has a semi-arid and its biome is the Caatinga (xeric shrublands).

Itapetim
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     64     31 20     58     30 20     87     31 21     64     30 20     36     29 20     24     28 19     13     28 18     7     29 18     2     31 18     6     32 19     7     32 20     21     32 20 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Climatempo and Meteoblue
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.5     88 68     2.3     86 68     3.4     88 70     2.5     86 68     1.4     84 68     0.9     82 66     0.5     82 64     0.3     84 64     0.1     88 64     0.2     90 66     0.3     90 68     0.8     90 68 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Economy

Group of abandoned houses on an old small farm in Piedade district, Itapetim municipality.

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco