Itacuruba

Itacuruba is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE is 4.358 inhabitants^[1] and the total area is 430 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
Boundaries - Belém de São Francisco (N and W); Bahia state (S); Floresta (E).
Area - 430.01 km²
Elevation - 292 m
Hidrography - Pajeú River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
Clima - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot
Annual average temperature - 26.1 °C
Distance to Recife - 471.8 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itacuruba are based in agribusiness, especially creation of sheep, goats, cattle, chickens; and plantations of onions and tomatoes.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
4.358	19.376	4.729	0.033%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
18.74%	9.06%	72.20%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.684	1	8	20.2

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itacuruba, page 33]
^ Itacuruba 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

09°06′21″S 38°09′00″W / 9.10583°S 38.15000°W / -9.10583; -38.15000

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itacuruba, page 33]

[2] Itacuruba 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile

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