Agrestina

Agrestina
Agrestina
City
	City Hall of Agrestina
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	Location of Agrestina in Pernambuco
	Agrestina Location of Agrestina in Brazil
	Coordinates: 8°27′S 35°57′W / 8.450°S 35.950°W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Government
• Mayor	Thiago Nunes (PDT, 2013–2016)
Area
• Total	200.58 km2 (77.44 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	24,052
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Agrestinense
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
Average Temperature	23.4 C

Agrestina (Wilding) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. It covers 200.58 km² (77.44 sq mi), and has a population of 24,052 with a population density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[1]

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Caruaru and Bezerros (N); Cupira (S); São Joaquim do Monte (E); Altinho (W)
Area - 200.58 km² (77.44 sq mi)
Elevation - 427 kilometres (265 mi)
Hidrography - Una River
Vegetation - Hiperxerófila caatinga
Clima - Transition between tropical (coastal) and semi arid
Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
Distance to Recife - 150 kilometres (93 mi)

Economy

The main economic activities in Agrestina are based in general commerce, industry and agribusiness. Especially, manioc and, creations of cattle, goats and sheeps.

Economic Indicators

Population ^[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.591	85.752	3.997	0.14%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.29%	12.90%	67.81%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612	1	72	33.8

History

Agrestina was founded in 1884 so Bebedouro, and became a district of Altinho in 1911. It became an independent municipality in 1928 under the name of Bebedouro, which was changed to Agrestina in 1943.^[5]

References

^ "Agrestina" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Agrestina, page 31]
^ Agrestina 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile
^ "CONHEÇA AGRESTINA" (in Portuguese). Agrestina, Pernambuco, Brazil: Prefeitura Municipal de Agrestina. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-27.^{[permanent dead link]}

[i-1] "Agrestina" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

[2] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Agrestina, page 31]

[3] Agrestina 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile

[h-5] "CONHEÇA AGRESTINA" (in Portuguese). Agrestina, Pernambuco, Brazil: Prefeitura Municipal de Agrestina. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-27.^{[permanent dead link]}

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