Dormentes
Dormentes | |
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Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil | |
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 Location of Dormentes in Pernambuco | |
  Dormentes Location within Brazil  Dormentes Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 8°26′49″S 40°46′15″W / 8.44694°S 40.77083°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 1 October 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria do Socorro Coelho de Sousa (PSB) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Jurandir Ribeiro Torres (MDB) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,539.052 km2 (594.231 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,188 |
• Estimate (2025) | 17,850 |
| • Density | 11.17/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dormentense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56355-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.589 – medium |
| Website | dormentes.pe.gov.br |
Dormentes (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [dɔɦˈmẽti]) is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 750 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 17,850 inhabitants and the area is 1543.7 km².
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Santa Filomena (N); Petrolina (S); Santa Cruz and Lagoa Grande (E); Afrânio and Piauí state (W).
- Area - 1537.59 km²
- Elevation - 492 m
- Hydrography - Garças and Pontal rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão)
- Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
- Distance to Recife - 750 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Dormentes are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of sheep (over 82,000 heads), goats (over 35,000), pigs, cattle, donkeys and mules; and plantations of beans, corn and sorgo.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 16.462 | 51.985 | 3.333 | 0.084% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 12.52% | 9.39% | 78.09% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.600 | 1 | 13 | 28.7 |
See also
References
- ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Corrinha de Geomarco (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Dormentes-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeita de Dormentes (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Dormentes". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- ↑ "CEP Dormentes/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ Dormentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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| 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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