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Granito (Granite) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 7,537 inhabitants and the total area is 522 square kilometres (202 sq mi).

Granito Município de Granito
Municipality
Location of Granito in Pernambuco
Granito Location of Granito in Brazil
Coordinates: 07°42′57″S 39°36′54″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	March 1, 1890
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Carlos Pereira (PDT, 2013–2016)
Area
• Total	522 km2 (202 sq mi)
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	7,537
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Granitense
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
Website	granito.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Exu and Moreilândia (N); Parnamirim (S); Serrita (E); Bodocó (W).
• Area - 521.86 km²
• Elevation - 447 m
• Hydrography - Brigida River
• Vegetation - Caatinga
• Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
• Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
• Distance to Recife - 592 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Granito are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of corn.

Economic Indicators

Population [2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
6.944	19.682	2.985	0.033%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
16.28%	7.69%	76.03%

Health Indicators

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.597	1	20	28.0

References

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