São José do Belmonte is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 36,890 inhabitants and the total area is 1474.086 km².[5]
São José do Belmonte | |
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 São José parish church in São José do Belmonte | |
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 Location of São José do Belmonte in Pernambuco | |
  São José do Belmonte  São José do Belmonte | |
| Coordinates: 7°51′39″S 38°45′36″W / 7.86083°S 38.76000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 2 October 1890[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vinicius Marques Alves (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Erik Cesar Sarmento Diniz (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,474.086 km2 (569.148 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 34,843 |
| 36,890 | |
| • Density | 23.64/km2 (61.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Belmontense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56950-000, 56970-000[6] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.610 – medium[4] |
| Website | saojosedobelmonte.pe.gov.br |
Geography
edit- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Paraiba and Ceará states (N); Mirandiba (S); Serra Talhada (E); Verdejante (W)
- Area - 1479.96 km²
- Elevation - 486 m
- Hydrography - Pajeú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão)
- Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 470 km
The municipality is currently divided into two districts (as of 1988), São José do Belmonte, and Bom Nome.[7]
Economy
editThe main economic activities in São José do Belmonte are based on industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of manioc, beans and tomatoes.
Economic Indicators
edit| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[8] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34.118 | 97.342 | 2.976 | 0.17% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 15.19% | 15.76% | 69.05% |
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.635 | 2 | 76 | 19.9 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Vinicius Marques (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de São José Do Belmonte-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de São José do Belmonte (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 "São José do Belmonte". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- ↑ "CEP São José do Belmonte/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ Hisotoria, Prefeitura São José do Belmonte, Retrieved 24 April 2018 (in Portuguese)
- ↑ S.J. do Belmonte 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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