Lagoa do Itaenga

Lagoa do Itaenga
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
O Caldeirão Stadium in Lagoa do Itaenga
O Caldeirão Stadium in Lagoa do Itaenga
Coat of arms of Lagoa do Itaenga
Coat of arms
Etymology: Lagoa meaning "lake" in Brazilian Portuguese, referring to the existence of a lake in the municipality, and Itaenga derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, Ita meaning "large stone" and enga meaning "wild vegetation"
Motto(s): 
Brazilian Portuguese: Progresso e bem estar social
English: Progress and social well-being
Location of Lagoa do Itaenga in Pernambuco
Location of Lagoa do Itaenga in Pernambuco
Lagoa do Itaenga is located in Brazil
Lagoa do Itaenga
Lagoa do Itaenga
Location within Brazil
Lagoa do Itaenga is located in South America
Lagoa do Itaenga
Lagoa do Itaenga
Location within South America
Coordinates: 7°56′0″S 35°17′40″W / 7.93333°S 35.29444°W / -7.93333; -35.29444
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded20 December 1963
Government
 • MayorDimas Caetano de Sousa (Republicanos) (2025-2028)
 • Vice MayorEstênio Ferreira Oliveira da Silva (Avante) (2025-2028)
Area
 • Total
57.298 km2 (22.123 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total
19,003
 • Estimate 
(2025)
19,863
 • Density338.55/km2 (876.8/sq mi)
DemonymItaenguense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55840-000
HDI (2010)0.602 – medium
Websiteitaenga.pe.gov.br

Lagoa do Itaenga (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [lɐˈɡoɐ du itɐˈẽɡɐ]) (also written as Lagoa de Itaenga) is a municipality located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located 78 km from Recife, the capital of Pernambuco. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 19,003.

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Lagoa de Itaenga are largely dominated by the food & beverage industry (77%) and agribusiness, especially sugarcane and cattle.

Economic indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE
20.618 118.244 5.916 0.20%

Economy by Sector

2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
9.04% 38.43% 52.53%

Health indicators

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.638 1 31 19.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "História de Lagoa de Itaenga". Câmara Municipal de Lagoa de Itaenga (in Brazilian Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Lagoa de Itaenga. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Descubra Lagoa Do Itaenga com o GuiaMais - Guia Mais Local". guia-mais.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). guia-mais.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Dimas Natanael (REPUBLICANOS) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Lagoa De Itaenga-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Prefeito de Lagoa de Itaenga (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Lagoa de Itaenga". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  8. ↑ "CEP Lagoa do Itaenga/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  9. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Lagoa do Itaenga, page 33]
  10. ↑ Lagoa do Itaenga 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile