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 Tracunhaém 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.