Timbaúba

Timbauba
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Timbauba

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 7°30′39″S 35°19′04″W / 7.51083°S 35.31778°W / -7.51083; -35.31778Coordinates: 7°30′39″S 35°19′04″W / 7.51083°S 35.31778°W / -7.51083; -35.31778
Country  Brazil
Regions Northeast
State Pernambuco
Founded 1879
Area
  City 292.28 km2 (112.85 sq mi)
Elevation 102 m (335 ft)
Population (2013)
  City 54,115
  Density 190/km2 (480/sq mi)
  Metro 55,213
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC−3)
Postal code 55870
Area code(s) (+55) 81

Timbaúba is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, it has an estimated population of 51.770 inhabitants as of 2009.

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Timbaúba are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially growing sugarcane and bananas, and raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats.

Economic indicators

Population[1] GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
51.770 304.452 5.908 0.50%

Economy by sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
12.06% 19.05% 68.89%

Health indicators

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.649 2 153 25.2

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Sports

The main sport in Timbaúba is football, which is represented by Timbaúba Futebol Clube, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano's Série A2.

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