Riacho das Almas

City in Pernambuco, Brazil
8°8′S 35°52′W / 8.133°S 35.867°W / -8.133; -35.867CountryBrazil BrazilStatePernambucoRegionAgresteArea
 • Total313.99 km2 (121.23 sq mi)Elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total20,646Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Our Lady of Conceição Church

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

City overview after the rainy season
  • 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

Population[2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) 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)[4] Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.609 1 29 10.3

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE Population 2009 Riacho das Almas, page 34
  3. ^ Riacho das Almas 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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