Vertentes
Vertentes | |
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Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil | |
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 Location of Vertentes in Pernambuco | |
  Vertentes Location within Brazil  Vertentes Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 7°54′10″S 35°59′16″W / 7.90278°S 35.98778°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 18 April 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Israel Ferreira de Andrade (PSDB) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Igor Miranda Leandro Bezerra (Republicanos) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 196.325 km2 (75.802 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,959 |
• Estimate (2025) | 23,127 |
| • Density | 111.85/km2 (289.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vertentense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 55770-000, 55774-000, 55775-000, 55776-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.582 – medium |
| Website | vertentes.pe.gov.br |
Vertentes (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [vɛɦˈtẽti(s)]) is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,954 inhabitants and the total area is 196.325 km2.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Caruaru and Toritama (S); Frei Miguelinho and Santa Maria do Cambucá (E); Taquaritinga do Norte (W).
- Area - 196.325 km2
- Elevation - 401 m
- Hydrography - Capibaribe River
- Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
- Climate - Semi arid hot
- Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
- Distance to Recife - 151 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Vertentes are related with mineral extraction industry and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 18.186 | 49.097 | 2.885 | 0.081% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00% | 9.86% | 80.14% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.616 | 1 | 35 | 28 |
See also
References
- ↑ "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Rael (PSDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Vertentes-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Vertentes (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- 1 2 "Vertentes". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Código Postal Vertentes/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ IBGE: Population 2009 Vertentes, page 35
- ↑ Vertentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
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