Lagoa Grande, Pernambuco

Lagoa Grande is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 665 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 22.408 inhabitants[1] and the total area is 1852.19 km².

Geography

Grapes in São Francisco Valley, between Lagoa Grande, Petrolina and Juazeiro

Economy

The main economic activities in Lagoa Grande are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheeps, cattle, pigs, donkeys; and plantations of grapes (over than 32400 tons), tomatoes, onions, guava and mangoes.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
22.408 163.859 7.757 0.27%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
48.85% 7.05% 44.10%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.627 1 18 29.1

References

Coordinates: 08°59′49″S 40°16′19″W / 8.99694°S 40.27194°W / -8.99694; -40.27194

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