Barreiros, Pernambuco
Introduction '''Barreiros''' (''Barriers'') is a municipality in Pernambuco with 42,764 inhabitants.
Geography * State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana* Boundaries - Tamandaré ('''N'''); Alagoas state and São José da Coroa Grande ('''S'''); Água Preta ('''W'''); Atlantic Ocean ('''E''')* Area - 233.37 km2* Elevation - 22m* Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia* Clima - Hot tropical and humid* Annual average temperature - 24.9C* Distance to Recife - 106 km
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Economy The main economic activities in '''Barreiros''' are based in commerce, tourism and agribusiness. Especially coconuts, manioc, sugarcane, bananas; and creations of cattle and buffalos.===Economic indicators=== Population  GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE 43,911 136.097 3.260 0.222%'''Economy by sector'''2006 Primary sector  Secondary sector Service sector  8.68% 10.81% 80.51%===Health indicators=== HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.635 3 211 21.1
Notable people *Irandhir Santos, actor
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