Terra Nova, Pernambuco

Terra Nova (New Land) is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 572 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 9.801 inhabitants[1] and the total area is 360.86 km².

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Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
Boundaries - Serrita (N); Cabrobó (S); Salgueiro (E); Parnamirim (W)
Area - 360.86 km²
Elevation - 363 m
Hydrography - Terra Nova River
Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot and humid
Annual average temperature - 26.0 c
Distance to Recife - 572 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Terra Nova are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, chickens; and plantations of onions, tomatoes and rice.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
9.801	32.552	3.594	0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.0%	8.45%	70.55%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.666	1	11	20.9

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Terra Nova, page 35]
Terra Nova 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 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 Terra Nova, page 35]

[2] Terra Nova 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile