Iguaraci

Iguaraci is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 11.387 inhabitants[1] and the total area is 838.12 km². The municipality, has one of the best children's mortality rate (5.7) of all state and, one of the best in Brazil.

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Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertão Pernambucano
Boundaries - Ingazeira, Tuparetama and Tabira (N); Custódia and Sertânia (S); Tuparetama and Paraiba state (E); Afogados da Ingazeira (W)
Area - 838.12 km²
Elevation - 571 m
Hydrography - Pajeú and Moxotó Rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
Climate - Hot tropical
Annual average temperature - 23.8 c
Distance to Recife - 356 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Iguaraci are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of corn and beans.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
11.387	35.334	2.974	0.06%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.42%	8.43%	72.15%

Health Indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.604	1	16	5.7

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Iguaraci, page 33]
Iguaraci 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Iguaraci, page 33]

[2] Iguaraci 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile