Vicência

Vicência is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 81 km away from the state capital Recife. It has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 27,877 inhabitants.

City Flag

Bust of Vicência Barbosa de Melo (ex-owner of the city)

Geography

Typical Baobab tree, often saw in Pernambuco

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Timbaúba and Macaparana (N); Limoeiro and Buenos Aires (S); Aliança (E); Bom Jardim and São Vicente Ferrer (W)
Area - 230.82 km²
Elevation - 119 m
Hydrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Climate - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
Distance to Recife - 81 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Vicência are based in food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
27.877	125.629	4.592	0.21%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
33.59%	14.29%	52.12%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.644	2	78	14.5

References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Vicência, page 35]
Vicência 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Vicência, page 35]

[2] Vicência 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine