Quixaba | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Quixaba in Pernambuco | |
Quixaba Quixaba | |
| Coordinates: 7°43′12″S 37°50′52″W / 7.72000°S 37.84778°W / -7.72000; -37.84778 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 1 October 19911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Pereira Nunes (Avante) (2025-2028)23 |
| • Vice Mayor | José Pereira de Andrade (Avante) (2025-2028)23 |
| Area | |
• Total | 210.705 km2 (81.354 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,554 |
• Estimate (2025)5 | 6,753 |
| • Density | 31.11/km2 (80.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Quixabense (Brazilian Portuguese)4 |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56828-0006 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.577 – medium4 |
| Website | quixaba.pe.gov.br |
Quixaba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 6,753 inhabitants and the total area is 210.705 km².5
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraíba state (N and W); Flores (S); Carnaíba (E).
- Area - 209.96 km²
- Elevation - 625 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 23.5 c
- Distance to Recife - 416 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Quixaba are agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.
Economic Indicators
| Population 7 | GDP x(1000 R$).8 | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.116 | 20.828 | 3.030 | 0.036% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 17.22% | 7.54% | 75.24% |
Health Indicators9
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.581 | --- | --- | 18.0 |
References
References
- "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- "Eleições 2024: Ze Pretinho (AVANTE) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Quixaba-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- "Prefeito de Quixaba (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- "Quixaba". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- "CEP Quixabá/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Quixaba 2009, page 34
- Quixaba 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile Archived 4 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine