Lajedo, Pernambuco
Lajedo is a municipality and a city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 40,589 in an area of 189.10 km2. The city area is 3.5 km2.
Geography
- Boundaries - São Bento do Una and Cachoeirinha ; Canhotinho ; Ibirajuba ; Calçado .
- Elevation - 661 m
- Hydrography - Una and Mundaú River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Annual average temperature - 21.9 c
- Distance to Recife - 192 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Lajedo are industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, pigs, sheep, chickens; and plantations of beans and manioc.Economic Indicators
| Mun. Population | GDP x. | GDP pc | PE |
| 34.809 | 138.826 | 4.163 | 0.23% |
Economy by Sector
2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| 13.83% | 10.43% | 75.74% |
Health Indicators
| HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
| 0.625 | 1 | 24 | 20.4 |
Villages
- Agrovila Rural
- Cantinho
- Imaculada
- Pau-Ferro
- Pereiro
- Prata
- Quatis
- Retiro
- Santa Luzia
- Olho d'Água dos Pombos