Betânia (Bethany) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to IBGE, was 12,765 and the area is 1244.07 km². [1]
The municipality contains the 1,485 hectares (3,670 acres) Maurício Dantas Private Natural Heritage Ecological Reserve, created in 1997. [2] The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the 5,900,000-hectare Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. [3]
The main economic activities in Betânia are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheep; and plantations of corn, tomatoes and beans.
Population | GDP x(1000 R$). [4] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
---|---|---|---|
12.011 | 33.376 | 2.890 | 0.055% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
---|---|---|
19.17% | 7.86% | 72.97% |
HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
---|---|---|---|
0.593 | 1 | 30 | 55.3 |