Venturosa

Venturosa (population 16.706) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 338.12 sq/km of total area.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Caetés and Capoeiras (S); Pesqueira and Alagoinha (E); Pedra (W).
Area - 338.12 sqkm
Elevation - 530 m
Hidrography - Ipojuca, Ipanema and Una rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
Distance to Recife - 243 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Venturosa are related with industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and creations of cattle, sheeps, goats, pigs and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
16.706	58.989	3.787	0.096 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
24.13 %	8.37 %	67.50 %

Health Indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.633	1	24	18.1

References

^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Venturosa, page 35]
^ Venturosa 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
^ PE State site - City by city profile