Passira
Passira | |
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 Aerial view of Passira | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Named after a mountain range near the municipality whose name was derived from the Tupi language meaning "ending in an arrowhead"[1] | |
 Location of Passira in Pernambuco | |
  Passira  Passira | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′30″S 35°34′51″W / 7.97500°S 35.58083°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 20 December 1963[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Severino Silvestre de Albuquerque (PSD) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Ernande Francisco da Silva Filho (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 327.210 km2 (126.336 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,340 |
| 29,744 | |
| • Density | 86.61/km2 (224.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Passirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 55650-000, 55652-000[6] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.592 – medium[4] |
| Website | passira.pe.gov.br |
Passira (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈsiɾɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Geography
[edit]- Region - Agreste Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Limoeiro and Salgadinho (N); Gravatá, Bezerros and Pombos (S); Cumaru (W); Feira Nova and Glória do Goitá (E)
- Area - 329.75 km2
- Elevation - 176 m
- Hydrography - Capibaribe river
- Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
- Climate - semi arid hot
- Average annual temperature - 24.1 °C
- Distance to Recife - 115 km
- Population - 28,894 (2020)[7]
Economy
[edit]The main economic activities in Passira are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, corn and beans, and the rearing of cattle, goats, sheep and horses.
Economic Indicators
[edit]| Population [8] | GDP x(1000 R$).[9] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.518 | 80.369 | 2.880 | 0.135% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 11.04% | 8.80% | 80.16% |
Health Indicators
[edit]| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.625 | 1 | 30 | 21 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Silvestre (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Passira-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Passira (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Passira". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- ↑ "CEP Passira/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Passira, page 34]
- ↑ Passira 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
Capital: Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
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