Venturosa

City in Pernambuco, Brazil
8°34′29″S 36°52′27″W / 8.57472°S 36.87417°W / -8.57472; -36.87417CountryBrazil BrazilStatePernambucoRegionAgresteArea
 • Total338.12 km2 (130.55 sq mi)Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total18,661Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Venturosa is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 338.12 sq/km of total area.

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
  • Boundaries - Caetés and Capoeiras (S); Pesqueira and Alagoinha (E); Pedra (W).
  • Area - 338.12 km2
  • Elevation - 530 m
  • Hydrography - Ipojuca, Ipanema and Una rivers
  • Vegetation - Caatinga Hipoxerófila
  • Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
  • Distance to Recife - 243 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Venturosa are industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially beans, corn; and farming of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population[2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) PE
16.706 58.989 3.787 0.096%

Economy by Sector (2006)

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
24.13% 8.37% 67.50%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)[4] Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.633 1 24 18.1

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE, Population 2009 Venturosa, page 35
  3. ^ "Venturosa 2007 GDP IBGE page 32" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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Capital: Recife
Mesoregion
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe
Brejo Pernambucano
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Médio Capibaribe
Vale do Ipanema
Vale do Ipojuca
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Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional
Pernambucana
Mata Setentrional
Pernambucana
Vitoria de Santo Antão
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Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá
Recife
Porto de Suape
Fernando de Noronha
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Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica
Petrolina
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Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina
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