Itambé, Pernambuco

Itambé is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 99 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 36.126 inhabitants.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Condado and Aliança (S); Goiana (E); Camutanga and Ferreiros (W)
Area - 304.38 km²
Elevation - 179 m
Hidrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Clima - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 24.2 c
Distance to Recife - 99 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itambé are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane (over than 1233000 tons); and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
36.126	134.293	3.843	0.23%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
25.81%	8.46%	65.73%

Health indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.573	1	35	17.8

References

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

Coordinates: 07°26′52″S 35°14′38″W / 7.44778°S 35.24389°W / -7.44778; -35.24389

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