Cedro, Pernambuco

Cedro is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 11,891 and the area is 148.75 km².^[6]

Cedro
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
José Inácio Leite street in Cedro
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Location of Cedro in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°43′19″S 39°14′20″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	20 December 1963[1]
Government
• Mayor	Maria Riva Bezerra Rodrigues (PSD) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Antonio Inocencio Leite (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	148.746 km2 (57.431 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	10,518[4]
• Density	70.71/km2 (183.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Cedrense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56130-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.615 – medium[4]
Website	cedro.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Ceará state (N); Serrita (S and W); Salgueiro (E).
• Area - 144.09 km²
• Elevation - 546 m
• Hydrography - Terra Nova River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
• Distance to Recife - 561 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Cedro are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs; and plantations of tomatoes and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
10.784	31.068	3.021	0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
16.00%	9.05%	74.95%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.672	1	18	15

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco