Vicência

Bust of Vicência Barbosa de Melo (ex-owner of the city)

Vicência is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is, 81 km away from the state capital Recife. It has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 27.877 inhabitants.

Geography

Typical Baobab tree, often saw in Pernambuco

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Timbaúba and Macaparana (N); Limoeiro and Buenos Aires (S); Aliança (E); Bom Jardim and São Vicente Ferrer (W)
• Area - 230.82 km²
• Elevation - 119 m
• Hidrography - Goiana River
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
• Distance to Recife - 81 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Vicência are based in food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
27.877	125.629	4.592	0.21%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
33.59%	14.29%	52.12%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.644	2	78	14.5

References

1. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Vicência, page 35]
2. ↑ Vicência 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
3. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 7°40′S 35°20′W / 7.667°S 35.333°W