Paranatama

Paranatama is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020 was 11,566 and the total area is 185.37 km².^[6]

Paranatama
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
BR-423 in Paranatama
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Location of Paranatama in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°55′15″S 36°39′29″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	20 December 1963[1]
Government
• Mayor	Henrique de Oliveira Gois (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Enilda Leonel Pereira (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	185.371 km2 (71.572 sq mi)
Elevation	879 m (2,884 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,199[4]
• Density	65.81/km2 (170.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Paranatamense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55355-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.537 – low[4]
Website	paranatama.pe.gov.br

Paranatama in Pernambuco.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Caetés (N); Saloá (S); Garanhuns (E); Pedra (W).
• Area - 185.37 km²
• Elevation - 879 m
• Hydrography - Mundaú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - Transition between tropical hot and humid and, semi arid hot
• Annual average temperature - 20.8 c
• Distance to Recife - 192 km

Economy

The main economic activity in Paranatama is agribusiness, especially cattle, goat, pig, sheep, and chicken farming; and plantations of beans, manioc, coffee and corn.^{[citation needed]}

Economic Indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
12.441	37.227	3.190	0.06%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.52%	8.69%	69.79%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.561	1	8	7.6

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco