Ribeirão, Pernambuco

Ribeirão is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 87 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 39,317 inhabitants.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Amaraji, Escada and Primavera (N); Gameleira (S); Sirinhaém (E); Joaquim Nabuco, Água Preta and Cortês (W)
Area - 287.98 km²
Elevation - 97 m
Hidrography - Sirinhaém River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
Distance to Recife - 87 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Ribeirão are based in the metallurgy industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, buffalos, goats and sheep.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
39,317	145.061	3.743	0.25%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.11%	18.72%	70.17%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.658	2	118	26.9

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Ribeirão, page 33]
^ Ribeirão 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

8°30′50″S 35°22′40″W / 8.51389°S 35.37778°W / -8.51389; -35.37778

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

[2] Ribeirão 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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