Vertentes

Vertentes is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 18.186 inhabitants and the total area is 191.09 km².

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Caruaru and Toritama (S); Frei Miguelinho and Santa Maria do Cambucá (E); Taquaritinga do Norte (W).
Area - 191.09 km²
Elevation - 401 m
Hidrography - Capibaribe River
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Clima - Semi arid hot
Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
Distance to Recife - 151 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Vertentes are related with mineral extraction industry and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheeps and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population ^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.186	49.097	2.885	0.081 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.00 %	9.86 %	80.14 %

Health Indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.616	1	35	28

References

^ IBGE Population 2009 Vertentes, page 35
^ Vertentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
^ PE State site - City by city profile