Banabuiú
Integrated Municipality · ADR Sertão Central Territorial Network · Sertão Central — Ceará
Water potential and irrigated agribusiness in Sertão Central.
Strategic water potential — irrigated agribusiness, fish farming, and regional water security.
Socioeconomic Intelligence
Indicators retrieved from the ADR database (municipios_dados), with the source and reference indicated on each card. Novo CAGED accounts only for formal CLT employment contracts; RAIS accounts for all formal employment relationships, including statutory public servants; monthly net balance refers to the difference between admissions and separations in the reference month (Novo CAGED/PDET). Data updated according to the latest available official release.
Banabuiú in Sertão Central
Banabuiú is home to one of the State's largest reservoirs, with irrigated fruit farming, fish farming, and livestock as economic pillars. It plays a strategic role in water security and irrigated agribusiness in Sertão Central.
Official indicators and territorial curation
Economy
Municipal GDP
R$ 318.6 million (BRL)
Source: IBGE — PIB dos Municípios · 2023
GDP per capita
R$ 18,527 (BRL)
Source: IBGE — PIB dos Municípios · 2023
Active formal CLT jobs (Novo CAGED — formal CLT jobs only)
616
Source: Novo CAGED/PDET — Painel de Informações do MTE · mai/2026
Active companies
676
Source: SERPRO / Receita Federal — Painel de CNPJs por Município · mai/2026
🏥 Healthcare
Healthcare establishments
Data not available
Family Health Teams
Data not available
Regional Hospital
Data not available
Source: Ministry of Health — CNES (values from municipios_dados database)
🎓 Education
IDEB Initial Years
Dado indisponível
IDEB Final Years
Dado indisponível
Source: INEP/MEC (values from municipios_dados database)
Strategic Distances
National Benchmarks
- Fortaleza219 km
- Port of Pecém252 km
ADR Sertão Central Network
Intra-network distances under validation.
Logistics Infrastructure
- Transnordestina railway — tracks in Quixeramobim since 14/08/2026 (Diário do Nordeste; municipality closest to the network)
- Dry Port Quixeramobim — 50 km
Approximate road distance — Google Maps / DER-CE, query 2026
Socioeconomic indicators consolidated from official sources — IBGE 2022, IPECE, CAGED 2024, MDS/VisData, and DNOCS.
Regional role of the municipality
Water Resources Aptitude
Açude Banabuiú — second-largest reservoir in Ceará.
Irrigated Fruit Growing
Irrigated perimeter with fruit growing and fish farming.
Energy Potential
Photovoltaic solar energy and distributed generation in surrounding areas.
Productive matrix and regional potential
Agribusiness
Irrigated fruit growing
Family Farming
Irrigated perimeters
Livestock farming
Livestock and fish farming
Energy
Solar energy and distributed generation
Connectivity, logistics, and territorial assets
Highways
BR-122 and CE-138
Water Resources
Açude Banabuiú — 2th largest in Ceará
Energy
Solar parks in the surrounding area
Territory's strategic assets
Açude Banabuiú
Second largest reservoir in Ceará — regional water security.
Irrigated perimeter
Fruit growing, banana, guava, and coconut on an irrigated basis.
Fish farming in net cages
Consolidated productive chain in the reservoir.
Solar energy and distributed generation
Potential for complementary solar photovoltaic renewable generation.
Training and knowledge ecosystem
Methodology: the scores (1–5) represent a qualitative assessment by ADR Sertão Central, developed from cross-referencing public data — IBGE Cidades/Census 2022, IPECE/IPECE Data, PNUD/Atlas Brasil, MEC/INEP, DNIT, and SEINFRA-CE — and state structural plans (Dry Port of Quixeramobim, strategic outlook for the Export Processing Zone (ZPE), Transnordestina Railway, and Cinturão das Águas do Ceará), calibrated by the Agency's territorial expertise. This is not an official statistical index.
Rural production, water, and energy
- Açude Banabuiú and irrigated perimeter
- Fish farming in net cages
- Fruit growing: banana, guava, coconut
Historical, natural, and symbolic heritage
- Açude Banabuiú — sport fishing and leisure
Platforms, Services, and Official Sources
Governance and Transparency
Data and Indicators
Economic Development
Agribusiness and Rural Development
Education, Innovation, and Training
Services and Public Utilities
Culture, Tourism, and Identity
Sources: Source: IBGE — Censo Demográfico 2022 (atualizado em 22/12/2023) · 2022; Source: IBGE — Área Territorial Brasileira · 2025; Source: PNUD — Atlas Brasil (Censo 2010), conforme IBGE Cidades · 2010; Source: IBGE — PIB dos Municípios · 2023.
Development dimensions
Territorial Strategic Radar
Multidimensional assessment of the strategic dimensions of Banabuiú
ADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Economic Potential
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Hídrico estratégico
Infrastructure
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Açude e BR-122
Productive Vocations
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Irrigação e piscicultura
Agribusiness
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Perímetro irrigado
Sustainability
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Segurança hídrica
Investment Opportunities
ConsolidadoADR institutional assessment — not an official index
Agronegócio irrigado
Territorial coordination in Sertão Central
Municipalities with territorial complementarity, economic integration and strategic regional connections.