Lagoa de Itaenga

Lagoa de Itaenga^[1] is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 78 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 20.618 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Carpina and Lagoa do Carro (N); Glória do Goitá (S); Paudalho (E); Feira Nova and Limoeiro (W)
Area - 57.9 km²
Elevation - 183 m
Hidrography - Capibaribe River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia and Caducifólia forests
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 24.6 c
Distance to Recife - 78 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Lagoa de Itaenga are largely dominated by the food & beverage industry (77%) and agribusiness, especially sugarcane and cattle.

Economic indicators

Population^[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
20.618	118.244	5.916	0.20 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
9.04 %	38.43 %	52.53 %

Health indicators

^[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.638	1	31	19.4

References

^ The city name also written Lagoa do Itaenga, but the official documents write Lagoa de Itaenga.
^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Lagoa do Itaenga, page 33]
^ Lagoa do Itaenga 2007 GDP IBGE page 30
^ PE State site - City by city profile