Itambé () is a municipality located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 99 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2025) population of 36,652 inhabitants. The community is split between the state of Pernambuco and the state of Paraíba
Geography State - Pernambuco Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Condado and Aliança (S); Goiana (E); Camutanga and Ferreiros (W) Area - 304.38 km2 Elevation - 179 m Hydrography - Goiana River Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest Climate - Hot tropical and humid Annual average temperature - 24.2 c Distance to Recife - 99 km
Economy The main economic activities in Itambé are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane (over 1,233,000 tons); and livestock such as cattle and poultry.
Economic indicators Populationhttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itambé, page 33] GDP x(1000 R$)Itambé 2007 GDP IBGE pag 30 GDP pc (R$) PE 36.126 134.293 3.843 0.23% Economy by Sector 2006 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 25.81% 8.46% 65.73%
Health indicators
HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) 0.573 1 35 17.8
Notable people
Graça Araújo - journalist, born in Itambé in 1956
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco
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