Barra de Guabiraba

Barra de Guabiraba (Guabiraba Bar) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 132.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 13.623 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Gravatá and Sairé (N); Bonito (S and W); Cortês (E)
Area - 114.22 km²
Elevation - 482 m
Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 23.0 c
Distance to Recife - 132.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Barra de Guabiraba are based in industry and agribusiness, especially manioc, sugarcane, passion fruits; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
13.623	38.031	2.997	0.064 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.14 %	12.07 %	72.79 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.554	1	12	17.3

References

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