Exu, Pernambuco
Introduction '''Exu''' is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2007, according with IBGE was 31,766 and the area is 1337 km². '''Exu''' is the birthplace of the famous Luiz Gonzaga (1912/1989) which was a very prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. He is considered to be responsible for the promotion of northeastern music throughout the rest of the country. He is also known as the "king of baião" and "Gonzagão".
Geography * State – Pernambuco* Region – Sertão Pernambucano* Boundaries – Ceará state ('''N'''); Granito ('''S'''); Bodocó ('''W'''); Moreilândia ('''E''')* Area – 1474 km²* Elevation – 523 m* Hydrography – Brigida River* Vegetation – Caatinga and Subperenifólia forest. * Climate – transition between tropical hot and semi arid- hot and dry* Annual average temperature – 24.8 c* Distance to Recife – 607 km
Economy The main economic activities in '''Exu''' are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, pigs, goats; and plantations of corn, beans, manioc, coffee and tobacco .===Economic Indicators=== Population  GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE 31,086 98,549 3,224 0.17%'''Economy by Sector'''2006 Primary sector  Secondary sector Service sector  17.65% 7.28% 75.07%===Health Indicators=== HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0,592 1 32 34.1
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