Bonito, Pernambuco

Location of Bonito within Pernambuco
Urubu Waterfalls between Bonito and Primavera

Bonito (Beautiful) (population 40.832) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco.Has 399.5 sq/km of total area.

Geography

Economy

Principal economic activity for Bonito is the agricultural sector. Sugar cane, cattle, tuber production, poultry and fruit. tourism is an emerging field due to the many natural waterfalls accessible by a newly asphalted highway.

Bonito is experiencing a real estate boom driving up the prices of building lots and rental units, proposed improvements to the main route into the city will further drive development.

Economic Indicators

Population[1] GDP x(1000 R$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
40.832 139.985 3.579 0.24%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
21.66% 10.37% 67.97%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593 1 52 25.5

References

Coordinates: 08°28′12″S 35°43′44″W / 8.47000°S 35.72889°W / -8.47000; -35.72889


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