São José do Belmonte

São José do Belmonte is a city and municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 34,021 inhabitants and the total area is 1474.09 km².

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - Sertão Pernambucano
 * Boundaries - Paraiba and Ceará states   (N);  Mirandiba    (S);  Serra Talhada   (E);   Verdejante   (W)
 * Area - 1479.96 km²
 * Elevation - 486 m
 * Hydrography - Pajeú River
 * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
 * Climate - semi arid - (Sertão)
 * Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
 * Distance to Recife - 470 km

The municipality is currently divided into two districts (as of 1988), São José do Belmonte, and Bom Nome.

Economy
The main economic activities in São José do Belmonte are based on industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens; and plantations of manioc, beans  and tomatoes.

Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector 2006