Flores (Portuguese for "Flowers") is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 22,618 (2020 est.) in an area of 996&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Geography

  • Boundaries - Paraíba state and Quixaba (N); Betânia (S); Carnaíba and Custódia (E); Triunfo and Calumbi (W)
  • Elevation - 466 m
  • Hydrography - Pajeú River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
  • Clima - Semi desertic ( Sertão) hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
  • Distance to Recife - 385&nbsp;km

Economy

The main economic activities in Flores are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle and their milk, goats, sheep and plantations with beans, corn and guava (goiaba).

Economic Indicators

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! Population

! GDP x(1000 R$).

! GDP pc (R$)

! PE

|-

| 23.034

| 59.354

| 2.703

| 0.097%

|-

|}

Economy by Sector

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! Primary sector

! Secondary sector

! Service sector

|-

| 20.39%

| 9.10%

| 70.51%

|-

|}

Health Indicators

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! HDI (2000)

! Hospitals (2007)

! Hospitals beds (2007)

! Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)

|-

| 0.613

| 1

| 22

| 27.5

|-

|}

See also

  • List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References