Rio Formoso
Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil
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Rio Formoso (English: River Handsome), is a municipality in Pernambuco with 23,628 inhabitants.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
- Boundaries - Sirinhaém (N); Tamandaré (S); Gameleira (W); Tamandaré and Atlantic Ocean (E)
- Area - 239.8 km2
- Elevation - 5 m
- Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia
- Climate - Hot tropical and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
- Distance to Recife - 91 km
The municipality contains part of the strictly protected Saltinho Biological Reserve, a 562 hectares (1,390 acres) conservation unit created in 1983.[2]
Beaches
- Pedra beach and Reduto beach
There are the only two beaches in Rio Formoso. The major attraction is the estuary of the Formoso River. Has an extensive area of coconut trees, sand banks and natural reefs.
Economy
The main economic activities in Rio Formoso are based in food and beverage industry and agribusiness. Especially, coconuts, sugarcane, and creations of cattle.
Economic Indicators
Population [3] | GDP x(1000 R$).[4] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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21.815 | 128.391 | 6.107 | 0.21% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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11.74% | 40.87% | 47.39% |
Health Indicators
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HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.621 | 1 | 65 | 34.1 |
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Saltinho (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-17
- ^ Population 2009 Rio Formoso, page 34, IBGE
- ^ Rio Formoso 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe | |
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Brejo Pernambucano | |
Garanhuns | |
Médio Capibaribe | |
Vale do Ipanema | |
Vale do Ipojuca |
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Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional Pernambucana | |
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Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá | |
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Recife | |
Porto de Suape | |
Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica | |
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Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina | |
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Pajeú | |
Salgueiro | |
Sertão do Moxotó |
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