Passira

Passira
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Aerial view of Passira
Aerial view of Passira
Flag of Passira
Flag
Coat of arms of Passira
Coat of arms
Etymology: Named after a mountain range near the municipality whose name was derived from the Tupi language meaning "ending in an arrowhead"[1]
Location of Passira in Pernambuco
Location of Passira in Pernambuco
Passira is located in Brazil
Passira
Passira
Passira is located in South America
Passira
Passira
Coordinates: 7°58′30″S 35°34′51″W / 7.97500°S 35.58083°W / -7.97500; -35.58083
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded20 December 1963[1]
Government
 • MayorSeverino Silvestre de Albuquerque (PSD) (2025-2028)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorErnande Francisco da Silva Filho (PSB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
327.210 km2 (126.336 sq mi)
Elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
28,340[2]
 • Density86.61/km2 (224.3/sq mi)
DemonymPassirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55650-000, 55652-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.592 – medium[2]
Websitepassira.pe.gov.br

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

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
28.518 80.369 2.880 0.135%

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)
0.625 1 30 21

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Passira". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  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". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
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