Timbaúba

7°30′39″S 35°19′04″W / 7.51083°S 35.31778°W / -7.51083; -35.31778Country BrazilRegionsNortheastStatePernambucoFounded1879Area • City292.28 km² (112.85 sq mi)Elevation102 m (335 ft)Population • City52,802 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi) • Metro55,213Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal codeArea code(+55) 81

Timbaúba is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, it has an estimated population of 52,802 inhabitants as of 2020.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Vicência (S); Macaparana (W); Aliança, Ferreiros and Camutanga (E)
• Area - 289.51 km²
• Elevation - 102 m
• Hydrography - Goiana River
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Climate - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 96 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Timbaúba are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially growing sugarcane and bananas, and raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats.

Economic indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
51.770	304.452	5.908	0.50%

Economy by sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.06%	19.05%	68.89%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.649	2	153	25.2

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Sports

The main sport in Timbaúba is football, which is represented by Timbaúba Futebol Clube, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano's Série A2.

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