Venturosa

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.

Venturosa
City
Venturosa Venturosa located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: 8°34′29″S 36°52′27″W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Area
• Total	338.12 km^2 (130.55 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
• Total	16,706

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[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	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)[3]	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.633	1	24	18.1

References

1. IBGE, Population 2009 Venturosa, page 35
2. "Venturosa 2007 GDP IBGE page 32" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
3. PE State site - City by city profile