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Vertentes
Vertentes
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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	Location of Vertentes in Pernambuco
	Vertentes Vertentes
	Coordinates: 7°54′10″S 35°59′16″W / 7.90278°S 35.98778°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	18 April 1892
Government
• Mayor	Romero Leal Ferreira (PSDB) (2021-2024)
• Vice Mayor	Severina Maria Almeida de Miranda (DEM) (2021-2024)
Area
• Total	196.325 km2 (75.802 sq mi)
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	21,959
• Density	111.85/km2 (289.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Vertentense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55770-000, 55774-000, 55775-000, 55776-000
HDI (2010)	0.582 – medium
Website	vertentes.pe.gov.br

Vertentes is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,954 inhabitants and the total area is 196.325 km².^[7]

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Caruaru and Toritama (S); Frei Miguelinho and Santa Maria do Cambucá (E); Taquaritinga do Norte (W).
Area - 196.325 km²
Elevation - 401 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe River
Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
Climate - Semi arid hot
Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
Distance to Recife - 151 km

Economy

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

Economic Indicators

Population ^[8]	GDP x(1000 R$).^[9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.186	49.097	2.885	0.081%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.00%	9.86%	80.14%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.616	1	35	28

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Vertentes". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "O Prefeito". Prefeitura Municipal de Vertentes. Prefeitura Municipal de Vertentes. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Prefeito e vereadores de Vertentes tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Vice Prefeita". Prefeitura Municipal de Vertentes. Prefeitura Municipal de Vertentes. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Código Postal Vertentes/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ IBGE 2020
^ IBGE: Population 2009 Vertentes, page 35
^ Vertentes 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine