Agrestina

Agrestina (Wilding) is a Brazilian city in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. Has an estimated population of 22,591 in 2009 in a total territory of 201.44 km².

1 Geography
2 Economy
- 2.1 Economic Indicators
- 2.2 Health Indicators
3 References

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Caruaru and Bezerros (N); Cupira (S); São Joaquim do Monte (E); Altinho (W)
Area - 201.44 sqkm
Elevation - 427 m
Hidrography - Una river
Vegetation - Hiperxerófila caatinga
Clima - Transition between tropical (coastal) and semi arid
Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
Distance to Recife - 150 km

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 ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	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

^[3]

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

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Agrestina, page 31]
^ Agrestina 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29
^ PE State site - City by city profile