Itacuruba is a city in the state of
Pernambuco,
Brazil. The population in 2020, according with
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ...
is 4,966 inhabitants and the total area is 430 km
2.
Geography
* State -
Pernambuco
* Region -
São Francisco Pernambucano
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S ...
* Boundaries -
Belém de São Francisco (N and W); Bahia state (S);
Floresta (E).
* Area - 430.01 km
2
* Elevation - 600 m
* Hydrography -
Pajeú da caixa prego
* Vegetation -
Caatinga hiperxerófila
Deserts and xeric shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Deserts and xeric (ancient Greek xērós, “dry") shrublands form the largest terrestrial biome, covering 19% of Earth's land surface area. Ecoregions in this h ...
.
* Climate -
Semi arid
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
(
Sertão
The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of "outback" with Australia in English ...
) hot
* Annual average temperature - 26.1 °C
* Distance to
Recife - 900.8 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Itacuruba are based in
agribusiness
Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy,
in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise.
The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...
, especially creation of
sheep,
goats,
cattle,
chickens; and plantations of
onions and
tomatoes.
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector
2006
Health Indicators
PE State site - City by city profile
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References
Municipalities in Pernambuco
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