Chã Grande

Chã Grande is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 80 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 17.924 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Gravatá (N and W); Amaraji and Primavera (S); Pombos (E)
Area - 70.19 km²
Elevation - 470 m
Hidrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila and Caducifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 22.6 c
Distance to Recife - 80 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Chã Grande are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle, sheeps, goats and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
17.924	72.534	4.130	0.12 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.13 %	11.87 %	73.00 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612	1	38	11.9

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Chã Grande, page 30]
^ Chã Grande 2006 GDP IBGE page 29
^ PE State site - City by city profile