Frei Miguelinho

Frei Miguelinho
Municipality
Lagoa de João Carlos neighborhood
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Etymology: Named in honor of a priest who stayed in the area during the Pernambucan revolt
Location of Frei Miguelinho in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°56′44″S35°55′20″W / 7.94556°S 35.92222°W / -7.94556; -35.92222
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	20 December 1963 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	José Lindonaldo de França (PSB) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
• Vice Mayor	Juarez Bezerra de Medeiros Junior (Avante) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
Area
• Total	212.707 km2 (82.127 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	13,636 [4]
• Density	64.11/km2 (166.0/sq mi)
Demonym	Frei-miguelinhense (Brazilian Portuguese) [4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55780-000 [5]
HDI (2010)	0.576 – medium [4]
Website	freimiguelinho.pe.gov.br

Frei Miguelinho is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Santa Maria do Cambucá (N); Caruaru and Riacho das Almas (S); Surubim (E); Vertentes (W)
• Area - 212.7 km²
• Elevation - 370 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - semi-arid, hot
• Annual average temperature - 23.9 c
• Distance to Recife - 166 km
• Population - 15,546 (2020) ^[6]

Economy

The main economic activities in Frei Miguelinho are based in agribusiness, especially the raising of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens.

Economic indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$). [8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.855	38.795	2.758	0.058%

Economy by sector

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
5.66%	8.66%	85.68%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.610	1	12	14.9

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See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. "Eleições 2024: Lindonaldo da Farinha (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Frei Miguelinho-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
3. "Prefeito de Frei Miguelinho (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
4. "Frei Miguelinho". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
5. "Código Postal Frei Miguelinho/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
6. IBGE 2020
7. IBGE.gov.br, IBGE Population 2009 Frei Miguelinho, page 32
8. Frei Miguelinho 2007 GDP IBGE pág 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
9. PE State site - City by city profile