Cabrobó

Cabrobó is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 536 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The city is located just to the north of a section of the São Francisco River that contains many archipelagos.

History

The Truká people had historically occupied the Ilha da Assunção archipelago of the São Francisco River in Cabrobó municipality.

State - Pernambuco
Region - Pernambucan [San Francisco]
Boundaries - Terra Nova ; Bahia state ; Salgueiro and Belém [de São Francisco] ; Orocó
Area - 1658.08 km²
Elevation - 325 m
Hydrography - Terra Nova River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
Climate - Semi arid hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 26.2 c
Distance to Recife - 536 km

The main economic activities in Cabrobó are based in general commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs; and plantations of onions, cannabis, water melons and rice.

Economy by Sector
2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
14.77%	12.86%	72.37%

Human [Development Index\|HDI]	Hospitals	Hospitals beds	Children's Mortality every 1000
0.677	1	45	32.3