Itaiba

Itaíba is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 306 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 27.631 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Tupanatinga (N); Alagoas state (S); Buique and Águas Belas (E); Manari and Alagoas state (W).
Area - 1068.29 km²
Elevation - 478 m
Hidrography - Ipanema River
Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
Clima - Semi arid hot
Annual average temperature - 24.1 c
Distance to Recife - 331 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itaíba are based in agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle (over than 83000 heads), goats, sheeps, pigs, horses and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
27.631	106.164	3.971	0.18 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
31.92 %	6.36 %	61.72 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.567	1	18	17.5

References

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