Ribeirão, Pernambuco

Ribeirão is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 87 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 39.317 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Amaraji, Escada and Primavera (N); Gameleira (S); Sirinhaém (E); Joaquim Nabuco, Água Preta and Cortês (W)
Area - 287.98 km²
Elevation - 97 m
Hidrography - Sirinhaém River
Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
Distance to Recife - 87 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Ribeirão are based in the metallurgy industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, buffalos, goats and sheeps.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
39.317	145.061	3.743	0.25 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.11 %	18.72 %	70.17 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.658	2	118	26.9

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Ribeirão, page 33]
^ Ribeirão 2007 GDP IBGE page 31
^ PE State site - City by city profile