Altinho, Pernambuco

Altinho is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 22.427 inhabitants and the total area is 454.49 km².

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Altinho in Pernambuco.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Caruaru and São Caetano (N); Cupira, Panelas and Ibirajuba (S); Agrestina (E); Cachoeirinha (W).
Area - 454.49 km²
Elevation - 454 m
Hydrography - Una and Ipojuca rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
Clima - semi arid hot
Annual average temperature - 23.1 c
Distance to Recife - 163 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Altinho are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population [1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.427	63.118	2.898	0.11%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
8.03%	9.81%	82.16%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590	1	18	18.3

References

IBGE Population 2009 Altinho, page 31
Altinho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] IBGE Population 2009 Altinho, page 31

[2] Altinho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile