Vertentes

Vertentes in Pernambuco.

Vertentes is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,954 inhabitants and the total area is 196.325 km².^[1]

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Caruaru and Toritama (S); Frei Miguelinho and Santa Maria do Cambucá (E); Taquaritinga do Norte (W).
• Area - 196.325 km²
• Elevation - 401 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - 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, sheep and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population [2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	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

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

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. IBGE: Population 2009 Vertentes, page 35
3. Vertentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
4. PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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