Bonito, Pernambuco
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Bonito (population 40.832) is a city in northeastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, in the State of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste
Agreste
In Brazil, the agreste is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão...

 of Pernambuco.Has 399.5 sq/km of total area.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
    Pernambuco
    Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

  • Region - Agreste
    Agreste
    In Brazil, the agreste is a narrow zone in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertão...

     of Pernambuco
  • Boundaries - Camocim de São Félix
    Camocim de São Félix
    Camocim de São Félix is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 113.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...

    , Sairé
    Sairé
    Sairé is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 110.7 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 14.194 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...

     and Barra de Guabiraba
    Barra de Guabiraba
    Barra de Guabiraba is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 132.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...

     (N); Palmares
    Palmares, Pernambuco
    Palmares is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 58.819 inhabitants, according with IBge 2009. Its main activity is the combined field of agriculture and livestock...

     and Catende
    Catende
    Catende is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2009 of 35.251 inhabitants in a total area of 206.92 km². The economy is based on the cultivation of sugarcane and the production of derived products . Catende used to boast the world's largest...

    (S), Cortês
    Cortês
    Cortês is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 149 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 11.712 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...

     and Joaquim Nabuco
    Joaquim Nabuco, Pernambuco
    Joaquim Nabuco is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, with an estimated population of 16,498 inhabitants as of 2009, according with IBGE. Has a total area of 121,88 km²...

     (E); São Joaquim do Monte
    São Joaquim do Monte
    São Joaquim do Monte is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 124.6 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...

     and Belém de Maria
    Belém de Maria
    Belém de Maria is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 150 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...

     (W).
  • Area - 399.5 sqkm
  • Elevation - 443 m
  • Hidrography - Sirinhaém
    Sirinhaém River
    -References:*...

     and Una rivers
  • Vegetation - Subcaducifolia Forest
  • Clima - Hot and Humid
  • Annual average temperature - 21 c
  • Main road - BR 232 and PE 103
  • Distance to Recife
    Recife
    Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

     - 128 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Bonito are the commerce, general industry and primary sector; especially sugar cane plantations and creations of pig
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...

s and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

. Also, due to its natural landscape is trying to developed the tourism sector.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$). GDP pc (R$) PE
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

40.832 139.985 3.579 0.24 %

Economy by Sector
2006
Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
21.66 % 10.37 % 67.97 %

Health Indicators

HDI
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...

(2000)
Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593 1 52 25.5
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