Itaíba

Location of Itaíba within Pernambuco.

Itaíba is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 306 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 27.631 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Tupanatinga (N); Alagoas state (S); Buique and Águas Belas (E); Manari and Alagoas state (W).
• Area - 1068.29 km²
• Elevation - 478 m
• Hidrography - Ipanema River
• Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
• Clima - Semi arid hot
• Annual average temperature - 24.1 c
• Distance to Recife - 331 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itaíba are based in agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and livestock such as cattle (over than 83000 heads), goats, sheep, pigs, horses and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
27.631	106.164	3.971	0.18%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
31.92%	6.36%	61.72%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.567	1	18	17.5

References

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

Coordinates: 8°56′52″S 37°25′22″W / 8.94778°S 37.4228°W