Inajá, Pernambuco

Inajá is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 23,645 inhabitants and the total area is 1168.16 km².^[7]

Inajá
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
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Etymology: Derived from indigenous origin meaning "small palm tree", referring to the carnauba trees on the banks of the Moxotó River[1]
Location of Inajá in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°54′11″S 37°49′37″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	2 January 1949[2]
Government
• Mayor	Marcelo Machado Freire (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Rafael Antônio de Araujo (Avante) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	1,240.961 km2 (479.138 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	25,603[5]
• Density	20.79/km2 (53.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Inajaense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56560-000[6]
HDI (2010)	0.523 – low[5]
Website	inaja.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Floresta and Ibimirim (N); Tacaratu and Alagoas state (S); Manari (E); Tacaratu (W).
• Area - 1182.16 km²
• Elevation - 355 m
• Hydrography - Moxotó River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
• Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
• Distance to Recife - 412.4 km

The municipality contains part of the 625 hectares (1,540 acres) Serra Negra Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1982.^[8]

Economy

The main economic activities in Inajá are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of tomatoes and water melons.

Economic Indicators

Population [9]	GDP x(1000 R$).[10]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
14.729	52.704	3.755	0.088%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
23.65%	6.94%	69.41%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.566	1	13	39.4

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco