Flores, Pernambuco

7°51′57″S 37°58′30″W / 7.86583°S 37.97500°W / -7.86583; -37.97500CountryBrazilRegionNortheastStatePernambucoMesoregionSertão PernambucanoArea • Total996 km² (385 sq mi)Population • Total22,618 • Density23/km² (59/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Flores (Portuguese for "Flowers") is a municipality (município) in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population is 22,618 (2020 est.) in an area of 996 km².

Geography

• Boundaries - Paraiba state and Quixaba (N); Betânia (S); Carnaíba and Custódia (E); Triunfo and Calumbi (W)
• Elevation - 466 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
• Clima - Semi desertic ( Sertão) hot and dry
• Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
• Distance to Recife - 385 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Flores are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle and their milk, goats, sheep and plantations with beans, corn and guava (goiaba).

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
23.034	59.354	2.703	0.097%

Economy by Sector

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
20.39%	9.10%	70.51%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.613	1	22	27.5

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