Passira

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Passira
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Etymology: Named after a mountain range near the municipality whose name was derived from the Tupi language meaning "ending in an arrowhead" [1]
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Location of Passira in Pernambuco
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Passira
Coordinates: 7°58′30″S35°34′51″W / 7.97500°S 35.58083°W / -7.97500; -35.58083
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg  Pernambuco
Founded20 December 1963 [1]
Government
 •  Mayor Severino Silvestre de Albuquerque (PSD) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
 • Vice MayorErnande Francisco da Silva Filho (PSB) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
Area
 • Total
327.210 km2 (126.336 sq mi)
Elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
28,340 [4]
 • Density86.61/km2 (224.3/sq mi)
Demonym Passirense (Brazilian Portuguese) [4]
Time zone UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55650-000, 55652-000 [5]
HDI (2010)0.592 – medium [4]
Website passira.pe.gov.br

Passira is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

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Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Passira are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, corn and beans, and the rearing of cattle, goats, sheep and horses.

Economic Indicators

Population [7] GDP x(1000 R$). [8] GDP pc (R$) PE
28.51880.3692.8800.135%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
11.04%8.80%80.16%

Health Indicators

[9]

HDI (2000)Hospitals (2007)Hospitals beds (2007)Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.62513021

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Silvestre (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Passira-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Passira (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Passira". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "CEP Passira/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. ↑ IBGE 2020
  7. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Passira, page 34]
  8. ↑ Passira 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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