Itapissuma

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Itapissuma
City
Itapissuma
Itapissuma located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Itapissuma&params=07_46_33_S_34_53_31_W_type:city_region: 07°46′33″S 34°53′31″W / 7.77583°S 34.89194°W / -7.77583; -34.89194]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Itapissuma&params=07_46_33_S_34_53_31_W_type:city_region: 07°46′33″S 34°53′31″W / 7.77583°S 34.89194°W / -7.77583; -34.89194]
Country Brazil Brazil
State Pernambuco
Region RMR (Recife)
Area
 • Total 74.25 km2 (28.67 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Average Temperature 25.3 C

Itapissuma is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is integrated in the Recife metropolitan area with another 13 cities. Itapissuma has a total area of 74.25 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 24.406 inhabitants[1] in 2009 according to the IBGE. The city has the best children's mortality rate in the metropolitan area and has also the second highest GDP per capita after Ipojuca.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - RMR (Recife)
  • Boundaries - Goiana (N), Igarassu (S and W), and Itamaraca (E)
  • Area - 74.25 sqkm
  • Elevation - 7 m (22 ft)
  • Hidrography - Small coast river
  • Vegetation - Mangrove, coconut trees and sugarcane plantation
  • Clima - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
  • Main road - BR 101 and PE 035
  • Distance to Recife - 39 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itapissuma are based in metallurgic (aluminium) and general industry (which counts for 63% of the local economy) and the primary sector especially farms with pigs and coconut.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE RMR
24.026 424.898 18.593 0.71% 1.06%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
4.01% 63.36% 32.63%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2012) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.695 2 8 7.4 (best rate in RMR)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itapissuma, page 33]
  2. ↑ Itapissuma 2007 GDP IBGE page 30
  3. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile


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