Agua Preta

Água Preta (Black Water) is a Brazilian municipality (City) in the state of Pernambuco.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Ribeirão (N); Barreiros and Alagoas state (S); Palmares, Xexéu and Joaquim Nabuco (W); Tamandaré and Gameleira (E)
Area - 543.16 sqkm
Elevation - 93 m
Hidrography - Una and Sirinhaém Rivers
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
Distance to Recife - 125 km

The main economic activities in Água Preta are based in agribusiness, especially plantations of sugarcane; and creations of cattle, sheeps and buffalos.

Population ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
30.792	94.319	3.196	0.16 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.91 %	7.78 %	70.31 %

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.597	1	16	20