Altinho is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 22,984 inhabitants and the total area is 452.52 km2.[5]
Altinho | |
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Etymology: In English "High", referring to the high plain the municipality is located on[1] | |
Coordinates: 8°29′24″S 36°03′32″W / 8.49000°S 36.05889°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Founded | 11 September 1928[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Orlando José da Silva (PSB) (2021-2024)[3] |
• Vice Mayor | José Petrúcio Rodrigues (PSDB) (2021-2024)[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 450.178 km2 (173.815 sq mi) |
Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 20,674[2] |
• Density | 45.92/km2 (118.9/sq mi) |
Demonym | Altinense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2] |
Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
Postal code | 55490-000, 55493-000[4] |
HDI (2010) | 0.598 – medium[2] |
Website | altinho.pe.gov.br |
Geography
edit- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Caruaru and São Caetano (N); Cupira, Panelas and Ibirajuba (S); Agrestina (E); Cachoeirinha (W).
- Area - 452.52 km2
- Elevation - 454 m
- Hydrography - Una and Ipojuca rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
- Clima - semi arid hot
- Annual average temperature - 23.1 c
- Distance to Recife - 163 km
Economy
editThe main economic activities in Altinho are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.
Economic Indicators
editPopulation [6] | GDP x(1000 R$).[7] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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22.427 | 63.118 | 2.898 | 0.11% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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8.03% | 9.81% | 82.16% |
Health Indicators
editHDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.590 | 1 | 18 | 18.3 |
References
edit- ^ a b "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Altinho". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Prefeito e vereadores de Altinho tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Código Postal Altinho/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE Population 2009 Altinho, page 31
- ^ Altinho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile