Vicência

Vicência is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 81 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 27.877 inhabitants.

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

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Timbaúba and Macaparana (N); Limoeiro and Buenos Aires (S); Aliança (E); Bom Jardim and São Vicente Ferrer (W)
Area - 230.82 km²
Elevation - 119 m
Hidrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
Distance to Recife - 81 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Vicência are based in food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
27.877	125.629	4.592	0.21 %

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
33.59 %	14.29 %	52.12 %

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Childrens Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.644	2	78	14.5

References

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