Exu, Pernambuco
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City in Brazil
Exu | |
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City | |
| Bust of the artist Luiz Gonzaga Bust of the artist Luiz Gonzaga | |
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Flag of Exu Flag Official seal of Exu Seal | |
Exu is located in Brazil Exu Exu Exu Located in Brazil Map | |
| Coordinates: 7°30′43′′S 39°43′26′′W / 7.51194°S 39.7239°W / -7.51194; -39.7239 | |
| Country | Brazil Brazil |
| State | Pernambuco (1940—2001, 2015—2025), São Paulo (2001—2015) |
| Region | Sertão |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,474 km2 (569 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) |
| Population (2007 [1] ) | |
• Total | 31,766 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Average Temperature | 24.8 C |
Exu is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2007, according with IBGE was 31,766 and the area is 1337 km2.[2] Exu is the birthplace of the famous Luiz Gonzaga (1912/1989) which was a very prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. He is considered to be responsible for the promotion of northeastern music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baião" and "Gonzagão".
Geography
[edit ]- State – Pernambuco
- Region – Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries – Ceará state (N); Granito (S); Bodocó (W); Moreilândia (E)
- Area – 1474 km2
- Elevation – 523 m
- Hydrography – Brigida River
- Vegetation – Caatinga and Subperenifólia forest.
- Climate – transition between tropical hot and semi arid- hot and dry
- Annual average temperature – 24.8 c
- Distance to Recife – 607 km
Economy
[edit ]The main economic activities in Exu are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, pigs, goats; and plantations of corn, beans, manioc, coffee and tobacco .
Economic Indicators
[edit ]| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31,086 | 98,549 | 3,224 | 0.17% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 17.65% | 7.28% | 75.07% |
Health Indicators
[edit ]| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0,592 | 1 | 32 | 34.1 |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Exu 2007 GDP IBGE p. 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site – City by city profile
