Serrita | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Flag | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Region | Sertão Pernambucano |
| Municipality | Serrita |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,603.6 km2 (619.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,603.6 km2 (619.2 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,207 |
• Estimate (2025)1 | 18,764 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
Serrita is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according to IBGE was 18,764 inhabitants and the total area is 1535.2 km2.1
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Ceará state (N); Parnamirim and Terra Nova (S); Salgueiro and Cedro (E); Moreilândia and Granito (W).
- Area - 1603.6 km²
- Elevation - 419 m
- Hydrography - Brigida and Terra Nova rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 27.0 c
- Distance to Recife - 535.5 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Serrita are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheep, pigss, cattle, horses, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of onions, beans and bananas.
Economic Indicators
| Population 2 | GDP x(1000 R$).3 | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.958 | 51.246 | 2.811 | 0.085% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 13.04% | 8.63% | 78.32% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.645 | 1 | 31 | 13.0 |
References
References
- Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Serrita 2009, page 34
- Serrita 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-18.