The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the
Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006. • State -
Pernambuco • Region -
Sertão Pernambucano • Boundaries -
São José do Belmonte (
N);
Carnaubeira da Penha (
S);
Serra Talhada (
E);
Salgueiro and
Verdejante (
W). • Area - 809.26 km2 • Elevation - 450 m • Hydrography -
Pajeú River • Vegetation -
Caatinga hiperxerófila • Climate -
semi arid - (
Sertão) hot • Annual average temperature - 25.2 c • Distance to
Recife - 470 km ==Economy==