Rio Formoso
Rio Formoso is a municipality in Pernambuco with 21,815 inhabitants.
Rio Formoso | |
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Rio Formoso old Colonial Houses | |
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Rio Formoso Rio Formoso located in Brazil Map | |
Coordinates: 8°40′S 35°09′W | |
Country | |
State | Pernambuco |
Region | Zona da mata |
Area | |
• Total | 239.8 km2 (92.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,815 |
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
- Boundaries - Sirinhaém (N); Tamandaré (S); Gameleira (W); Tamandaré and Atlantic Ocean (E)
- Area - 239.8 km2
- Elevation - 5 m
- Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia
- Climate - Hot tropical and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
- Distance to Recife - 91 km
The municipality contains part of the strictly protected Saltinho Biological Reserve, a 562 hectares (1,390 acres) conservation unit created in 1983.[1]
Economy
The main economic activities in Rio Formoso are based in food and beverage industry and agribusiness. Especially, coconuts, sugarcane, and creations of cattle.
References
- Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Saltinho (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-17
- IBGE Population 2009 Rio Formoso, page 34
- Rio Formoso 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
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