Vertentes


Vertentes is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 18.186 inhabitants and the total area is 191.09 km2.

Geography

The main economic activities in Vertentes are related with mineral extraction industry and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens.

Economic Indicators

PopulationGDP x.GDP pc PE
18.18649.0972.8850.081%

Economy by Sector
2006
Primary sectorSecondary sectorService sector
10.00%9.86%80.14%

Health Indicators

HDI Hospitals Hospitals beds Children's Mortality every 1000
0.61613528