São Joaquim do Monte

São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 21,398 inhabitants.^[6]

São Joaquim do Monte
Municipality
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Etymology: In English "Saint Joaquim of Monte", named after Colonel Joaquim José de Lima and the nearby mountain range Serra do Monte[1]
Location of São Joaquim do Monte in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°26′0″S 35°48′35″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	11 September 1928[1]
Government
• Mayor	Eduardo José de Oliveira Lins (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Gutenberg Coelho Coutinho de Araujo (PL) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	227.385 km2 (87.794 sq mi)
Elevation	463 m (1,519 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	20,037[4]
• Density	88.12/km2 (228.2/sq mi)
Demonym	São-joaquinense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55670-000, 55672-000, 55673-000, 55674-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.537 – low[4]
Website	saojoaquimdomonte.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Bezerros and Camocim de São Félix (N); Cupira (S); Bonito and Belém de Maria (E); Agrestina (W).
• Area - 242.63 km²
• Elevation - 463 m
• Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - Hot and humid
• Annual average temperature - 22.7 c
• Distance to Recife - 124.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in São Joaquim do Monte are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially tomatoes, manioc, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
21.872	65.415	3.135	0.105%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.75%	8.89%	75.36%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.571	1	46	27.8

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco