Venturosa

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Venturosa
City
Venturosa Venturosa located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Venturosa&params=8_34_29_S_36_52_27_W_type:city(16706)_region: 8°34′29″S 36°52′27″W / 8.57472°S 36.87417°W / -8.57472; -36.87417]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Venturosa&params=8_34_29_S_36_52_27_W_type:city(16706)_region: 8°34′29″S 36°52′27″W / 8.57472°S 36.87417°W / -8.57472; -36.87417]
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Area
• Total	338.12 km² (130.55 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
• Total	16,706

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.

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)	Children's 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

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