Poção is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 241 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated ( IBGE 2020) population of 11,305 inhabitants.

Geography

* State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Pesqueira (S and W);

Jataúba Jataúba is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Belo Jardim (S); Brejo da Madre de Deus and Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (E); Poção and Paraiba (W) * Area ...

(E). * Area - 199.74 km² * Elevation - 1000 m * Hydrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers * Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila * Climate -

Semi arid A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...

* Annual average temperature - 19.5 c * Distance to Recife - 241 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Poção are based in

agribusiness Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy, in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...

, especially beans,

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; and livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats and poultry.

Economic indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health indicators

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References

Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-geo-stub