Afogados da Ingazeira

Afogados da Ingazeira is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2020 according to the IBGE was 37,404, and the total area is 377.70 km2. It has a population density of 97 inhabitants per square kilometer. In 2000, Afogados da Ingazeira had the second highest Human Development Index (HDI) in the Alto do Pajeú sertão region of Pernambuco state. Nonetheless, its score (0.683) was still below the state (0.718) and national (0.789) averages. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira.

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - Sertão Pernambucano
 * Boundaries - Solidão  (N);  Tabira and Iguaraci   (E);  Carnaíba   (S and W);
 * Area - 377.70 km2
 * Elevation - 525 m
 * Hydrography - Pajeú River
 * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
 * Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) - hot and dry
 * Annual average temperature - 24.1 C-change
 * Distance to Recife - 380 km

Economy
The main economic activities in Afogados da Ingazeira are industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, chickens; and plantations of beans, corn and manioc.

Economic indicators
Economy by Sector 2006