Ribeirão, Pernambuco

Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil


Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
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8°0′3″S 35°12′48″W / 8.00083°S 35.21333°W / -8.00083; -35.21333Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoPopulation
 (2020 [1])
 • Total47,616Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Ribeirão is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 87 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 47,616 inhabitants.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
  • Boundaries - Amaraji, Escada and Primavera (N); Gameleira (S); Sirinhaém (E); Joaquim Nabuco, Água Preta and Cortês (W)
  • Area - 287.98 km2
  • Elevation - 97 m
  • Hydrography - Sirinhaém River
  • Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
  • Climate - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.1 c
  • Distance to Recife - 87 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Ribeirão are based in the metallurgy industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle, buffalos, goats and sheep.

Economic indicators

Population[2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
39,317 145.061 3.743 0.25%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
11.11% 18.72% 70.17%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.658 2 118 26.9

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Ribeirão, page 33]
  3. ^ Ribeirão 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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Capital: Recife
Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe
Brejo Pernambucano
Garanhuns
Médio Capibaribe
Vale do Ipanema
Vale do Ipojuca
Mesoregion
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
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Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
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Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
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Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
Pajeú
Salgueiro
Sertão do Moxotó

8°30′50″S 35°22′40″W / 8.51389°S 35.37778°W / -8.51389; -35.37778

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