Number of municipalities: 8
Total area: 9,144.6km2.
Population: Over 164,000 inhabitants.
Participation in State GDP: 0.94%
Economic base: Agriculture, especially goat farming; industry; commerce and services; and tourism.
Unique Characteristics: There is an extensive road network which carries practically all the Northeast region's supply production, interconnected to Ceará and Bahia states. This is the stage of three important projects: Multimodal Logistics Platform, Trans-northeastern Railway and Transposition of the São Francisco River.
