Limoeiro

Limoeiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil.

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - Agreste Pernambucano
 * Boundaries - Vicência  (N);  Passira and Feira Nova  (S);  Carpina, Lagoa do Carro and Buenos Aires   (E); Bom Jardim, Salgadinho and João Alfredo   (W)
 * Area - 269.97 km2
 * Elevation - 138 m
 * Hydrography - Capibaribe and Goiana rivers
 * Vegetation - Caducifólia forest
 * Climate - hot, tropical, and humid
 * Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
 * Distance to Recife - 91 km

Economy
The main economic activities in Limoeiro are based in industry, commerce, tourism and agribusiness; especially plantations of bananas and sugarcane, and the raising of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and chickens.

Economic indicators
Economy by sector (2006)