Salgueiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of '' Sertão Pernambucano'' . Salgueiro covers an area of 1687 square kilometers and had in 2020 an estimated population of 61,249 inhabitants. It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro, a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Geography

* State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Boundaries - Ceará (N); Belém de São Francisco (S), Verdejante, Mirandiba and Carnaubeira da Penha (E); Cabrobó, Terra Nova, Serrita and

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(W) * Area - 1639.3 km² * Elevation - 420 m * Hydrography - Terra Nova River * Vegetation - Forest Subcaducifólia. * Climate - Semi desertic, ( Sertão) - hot and dry * Main road - BR 232 * Distance to Recife - 510 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Salgueiro are based in general commerce and

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, especially plantations of onions, cotton and tomatoes; and creations of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.

Economic Indicators

Economy by Sector 2006

Health Indicators

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References

Municipalities in Pernambuco {{Pernambuco-geo-stub