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
PopulationIBGE Population 2009 Riacho das Almas, page 34 GDP x(1000 R$).Riacho das Almas 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 GDP pc (R$) 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) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.609 1 29 10.3
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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