Riacho das Almas

Riacho das Almas
Riacho das Almas
City
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	Coordinates: 8°8′S 35°52′W / 8.133°S 35.867°W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Area
• Total	313.99 km2 (121.23 sq mi)
Elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	20,646
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Riacho das Almas (population 20,646) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 313.99 sq/km of total area.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Surubim and Frei Miguelinho (N); Caruaru (S and W); Bezerros and Cumaru (E).
Area - 313.99 km²
Elevation - 407 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Annual average temperature - 23.6 c
Distance to Recife - 152 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Riacho das Almas are the textile industry and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of pineapples and manioc.

Economic Indicators

Population^[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.930	62.157	3.402	0.10%

Economy by Sector (2006)

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.00%	9.46%	78.54%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)^[4]	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.609	1	29	10.3

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ IBGE Population 2009 Riacho das Almas, page 34
^ Riacho das Almas 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] IBGE Population 2009 Riacho das Almas, page 34

[3] Riacho das Almas 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile

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