Itaquitinga

Itaquitinga
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Flag of Itaquitinga
Flag
Coat of arms of Itaquitinga
Coat of arms
Location of Itaquitinga in Pernambuco
Location of Itaquitinga in Pernambuco
Itaquitinga is located in Brazil
Itaquitinga
Itaquitinga
Location within Brazil
Itaquitinga is located in South America
Itaquitinga
Itaquitinga
Location within South America
Coordinates: 7°40′4″S 35°6′6″W / 7.66778°S 35.10167°W / -7.66778; -35.10167
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded20 December 1963
Government
 • MayorPatrick Jose de Oliveira Moraes (PSD) (2025-2028)
 • Vice MayorJoão Marcos Marinho Cavalcanti (PSDB) (2025-2028)
Area
 • Total
162.739 km2 (62.834 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total
16,554
 • Estimate 
(2025)
17,142
 • Density101.72/km2 (263.5/sq mi)
DemonymItaquitinguense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55950-000
HDI (2010)0.586 – medium
Websiteitaquitinga.pe.gov.br

Itaquitinga (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [iˌtɐk͡wiˈtĩɡɐ]) 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 2025) population of 17,142 inhabitants.

Geography

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 GDP x(1000 R$) GDP pc (R$) 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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Patrick Moraes (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Itaquitinga-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Itaquitinga (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Itaquitinga". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  6. ↑ "CEP Itaquitinga/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Itaquitinga, page 33]
  8. ↑ Itaquitinga 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.