Bodocó

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]

Bodocó
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Pernambuco
Bodocó Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°46′40″S 39°56′27″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Creation of municipality	1909
Government
• Mayor	Otávio Augusto Tavares Pedrosa Cavalcante (Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB))
Area
• Total	1,621.79 km2 (626.18 sq mi)
Elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	35,158
• Estimate  (2020)	38,378
• Density	21.679/km2 (56.147/sq mi)
Demonym	bodocense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	www.bodoco.pe.gov.br (in Portuguese)

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

Geography

• Region – Sertão of Pernambuco
• Boundaries – state of Ceará (N); Parnamirim (S); Exu and Granito (E); Ouricuri and Ipubi (W)
• Area – 1553.85 km²
• Elevation – 443 m
• Drainage basin – Brigida River
• Vegetation – Caatinga (shrubland)
• Climate – semi-arid, hot and dry, Köppen: BSh
• Annual average temperature – 25.6°C
• Distance to Recife – 642.6 km^[2]

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]

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco