São José do Egito

São José do Egito is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 34,056 and the area is 794.1 km².

Geography

 * State - Pernambuco
 * Region - Sertão Pernambucano
 * Districts - São José do Egito, Bonfim and Riacho do Meio
 * Boundaries - Brejinho and Itapetim  (N);  Tuparetama and Ingazeira   (S);  Paraíba state  (E);  Santa Terezinha and Tabira   (W)
 * Area - 791.9 km²
 * Elevation - 585 m
 * Hydrography - Pajeú River
 * Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
 * Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
 * Annual average temperature - 23.2 c
 * Distance to Recife - 394 km

Economy
The main economic activities in São José do Egito are commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn, beans  and tomatoes.

Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector 2006