Lagoa do Ouro

Lagoa do Ouro is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 263 km west from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 12.244 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Bandeira da Cidade desenhada por VALDEREDO CRISTALINO VERAS, seu filho ilustre
Region - Agreste Pernambucano
Boundaries - Garanhuns and Brejão (N); Alagoas state (S); Correntes (E); Bom Conselho (W).
Area - 198.77 km²
Elevation - 653 m
Hidrography - Mundaú River
Vegetation - Caatinga
Clima - Tropical hot and humid
Distance to Recife - 263 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Lagoa do Ouro are based in agribusiness, especially beans, manioc, corn; and livestock such as cattle, sheeps and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
12.244	39.597	3.397	0.06 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
20.05 %	8.11 %	71.84 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.569	1	17	27.7

References

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