Itaquitinga

Itaquitinga is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 84 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 15.507 inhabitants.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Condado (N); Igarassu (S); Goiana (E); Nazaré da Mata and Tracunhaém (W)
Area - 103.44 km²
Elevation - 88 m
Hydrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Climate - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 23.3 c
Distance to Recife - 84 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itaquitinga are based in agribusiness, especially sugarcane (over 477,000 tons) and livestock such as cattle and chickens.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$)[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
15.507	51.946	3.467	0.088%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
25.89%	8.10%	66.01%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.587	1	6	25.8

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itaquitinga, page 33]
Itaquitinga 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 Itaquitinga, page 33]

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

[3] PE State site - City by city profile