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Cabrobó

Cabrobó is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.

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Cabrobó
Municipality
Flag of Cabrobó
Coat of arms of Cabrobó
Location in Pernambuco
Location in Pernambuco
Cabrobó
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°30′51″S 38°16′36″W / 8.51417°S 38.27667°W / -8.51417; -38.27667
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StatePernambuco
MesoregionSão Francisco Pernambucano
MicroregionPetrolina
Incorporated (municipality)September 11, 1928
Government
 • MayorMarcilio Rodrigues Cavalcante
Area
 • Total
1,657.706 km2 (640.044 sq mi)
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Population
 • Total
30,294
 • Estimate 
(2025)2
31,762
 • Density8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
DemonymCabroboense3
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
56180-000
Area code87
HDI (2010) 40.623
Websitecabrobo.pe.gov.br

Cabrobó is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.

History

The Truká people had historically occupied the Ilha da Assunção archipelago of the São Francisco River in Cabrobó municipality.5

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Cabrobó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs; and plantations of onions, cannabis, water melons and rice.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).6 GDP pc (R$) PE
31,762 122.201 4.236 0.20%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
14.77% 12.86% 72.37%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.677 1 45 32.3
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  3. "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  5. "Truká". Povos Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. Cabrobó 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-07.