Vertente do Lério
Vertente do Lério is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 7,464 inhabitants and the total area is 67.07 km2.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Surubim (S); Casinhas (E); Santa Maria do Cambucá (W).
- Area - 67.07 km2
- Elevation - 290 m
- Hydrography - Capibaribe River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid hot
- Annual average temperature - 24.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 143 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Vertentes do Lério are related with mineral extraction industry and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, sheep, goats and chickens.
References
- IBGE Population 2009 Vertentes do Lério, page 35
- Vertentes do Lério 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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