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Betânia, Pernambuco

Coordinates: 8°16′33″S 38°2′2″W / 8.27583°S 38.03389°W / -8.27583; -38.03389
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Betânia
Flag of Betânia
Coat of arms of Betânia
Location of Betânia in Pernambuco
Location of Betânia in Pernambuco
Betânia is located in Brazil
Betânia
Betânia
Betânia is located in South America
Betânia
Betânia
Coordinates: 8°16′33″S 38°2′2″W / 8.27583°S 38.03389°W / -8.27583; -38.03389
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded19 March 1962[2]
Government
 • MayorErivaldo Severino Bezerra (PSB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorFrancidalva de Queiroz Silveira Freire (PSB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
1,256.138 km2 (484.998 sq mi)
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
11,232[1]
 • Density9.03/km2 (23.4/sq mi)
DemonymBetaniense (Brazilian Portuguese)[1]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
56670-000, 56680-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.559 – medium[1]
Websitebetania.pe.gov.br

Betânia (Bethany) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to IBGE, was 12,765 and the area is 1244.07 km².[6]

The municipality contains the 1,485 hectares (3,670 acres) Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve, created in 1997.[7] The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the 5,900,000-hectare Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[8]

Geography

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Economy

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The main economic activities in Betânia are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheep; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and beans.

Economic Indicators

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Population GDP x(1000 R$).[9] GDP pc (R$) PE
12.011 33.376 2.890 0.055%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
19.17% 7.86% 72.97%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593 1 30 55.3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Betânia". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Eleições 2024: Bebe água (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Betânia-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Prefeito de Betânia (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^ "CEP Betânia/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. ^ IBGE 2020
  7. ^ RPPN Reserva Ecológica Maurício Dantas (in Portuguese), ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2 November 2016
  8. ^ Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 1 November 2016
  9. ^ Betânia 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ PE State site - City by city profile