Vertentes

Vertentes is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 18.186 inhabitants and the total area is 191.09 km².

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Caruaru and Toritama (S); Frei Miguelinho and Santa Maria do Cambucá (E); Taquaritinga do Norte (W).
Area - 191.09 km²
Elevation - 401 m
Hidrography - Capibaribe River
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Clima - Semi arid hot
Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
Distance to Recife - 151 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Vertentes are related with mineral extraction industry and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.186	49.097	2.885	0.081%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.00%	9.86%	80.14%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.616	1	35	28

References

^ IBGE Population 2009 Vertentes, page 35
^ Vertentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

7°54′10″S 35°59′16″W / 7.90278°S 35.98778°W / -7.90278; -35.98778

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[1] IBGE Population 2009 Vertentes, page 35

[2] Vertentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 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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