Bodocó

Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
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Location in Pernambuco
Location in Pernambuco
7°46′40″S 39°56′27″W / 7.77778°S 39.94083°W / -7.77778; -39.94083CountryBrazilRegionNortheastStatePernambucoCreation of municipality1909Government
 • MayorOtávio Augusto Tavares Pedrosa Cavalcante (Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB))Area
 • Total1,621.79 km2 (626.18 sq mi)Elevation
443 m (1,453 ft)Population
 (2010)
 • Total35,158 • Estimate 
(2020)
38,378 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)DemonymbodocenseTime zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Websitewww.bodoco.pe.gov.br (in Portuguese)

Bodocó is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Its population in 2020, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), was an estimated 38,378 and its area is 1621.79 km².[1] Bodocó was established in 1909 from territory of the municipality of Granito.[2]

Its current mayor (Brazilian Portuguese: Prefeito) is Otávio Augusto Tavares Pedrosa Cavalcante of the Brazilian Socialist Party, elected in 2020.[3]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Bodocó are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially the farming of goats, cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, pigs, and honey, and cultivation of corn and manioc.

Economic indicators

Population (2010) GDP in thousands of Reais (R$) (2013) GDP per capita (R$) (2013) Percent of Pernambuco GDP (2013) References
35,158 189,435 5,150 0.17% [2]

Economy by sector (as of 2013)

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector References
11.30% 3.23% 85.47% [2]

Health indicators

HDI (2010) Hospitals (2015) Hospital beds (2015) Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (2013) References
0.565 (low) 1 28 13.18 [2][4]

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Cities: Bodocó". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Perfil Municipal: Bodocó" (PDF). Assembleia Legislativa de Pernambuco. July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ^ "Prefeito e vereadores de Bodocó tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ PE State site – City by city profile

External links

  • Official site of the Prefeitura (mayor and city hall) (in Portuguese)
  • Official site of the Câmara Municipal (city council) (in Portuguese)
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Metropolitana de Recife
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Sao Francisco Pernambucano
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Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó

07°46′40″S 39°56′27″W / 7.77778°S 39.94083°W / -7.77778; -39.94083

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