Escada, Pernambuco
Encyclopedia
Escada is a city in northeastern Brazil
, in the State of Pernambuco
, with 62.604 inhabitants according with IBge 2009
.
with 384.000 tons of production in 2007.
Economy by Sector
2006
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...
, with 62.604 inhabitants according with IBge 2009
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...
.
Geography
- State - PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco 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 - Zona da mata PernambucanaZona da Mata (coastal)The Zona da Mata is the narrow coastal plain between the Atlantic Ocean and the dry agreste and sertão regions in the northeastern Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia....
- Boundaries - Cabo de Santo AgostinhoCabo de Santo AgostinhoCabo de Santo Agostinho is 35 km south of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Although the official Portuguese discovery of Brazil was by Pedro Cabral on April 21, 1500, some historians believe that Vicente Yáñez Pinzón already had set anchor in a bay in Cabo de Santo Agostinho on January...
and Vitória de Santo AntãoVitória de Santo AntãoVitória de Santo Antão is a city in the State of Pernambuco, in Brazil, located at -Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...
(N); SirinhaémSirinhaémSirinhaém is a municipality in Pernambuco with 38,122 inhabitants. The town was founded in 1614 making it among the oldest in the state. The Prefeito is Fernando Urquiza of the Brazilian Labour Party.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
and Ribeirão (S); PrimaveraPrimaveraPrimavera or La Primavera means the season spring in many Romance languages, and it may also refer to:-Places:* Primavera, Chile* La Primavera, Vichada, a municipality in Colombia* La Primavera District, Bolognesi, Peru-Music:...
(W); IpojucaIpojucaIpojuca is a municipality in Pernambuco. As of 2009 the population according to IBGE was 75,512 and the per capita income was R$76.418 making it one of the highest in Brazil. The settlement dates to 1560, but the official founding date is 1861 and the community was incorporated as a town in 1864...
(E) - Area - 347.2 sqkm
- Elevation - 109 m
- Hidrography - Ipojuca and Sirinhaém rivers
- Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
- Clima - Hot tropical and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25 c
- Distance to RecifeRecifeRecife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
- 59 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Escada are based in general commerce and primary sector especially sugarcaneSugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
with 384.000 tons of production in 2007.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | 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... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62.604 | 233.562 | 3.902 | 0.39 % |
Economy by Sector
2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 7.34 % | 18.80 % | 73.86 % |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.645 | 2 | 168 | 18.6 |