Itambé, Pernambuco

Itambé is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 99 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 36.126 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Condado and Aliança (S); Goiana (E); Camutanga and Ferreiros (W)
Area - 304.38 km²
Elevation - 179 m
Hidrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 24.2 c
Distance to Recife - 99 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itambé are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane (over than 1233000 tons); and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
36.126	134.293	3.843	0.23 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
25.81 %	8.46 %	65.73 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.573	1	35	17.8

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itambé, page 33]
^ Itambé 2007 GDP IBGE pag 30
^ PE State site - City by city profile