Bonito, Pernambuco

City in Pernambuco, Brazil

Place in Northeast, Brazil

Location of Bonito in Pernambuco

08°28′12″S 35°43′44″W / 8.47000°S 35.72889°W / -8.47000; -35.72889Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoFounded12 April 1839^[2]Government • MayorGustavo Adolfo Neves de Albuquerque César^[3] (PSB) • Vice MayorEdson Monteiro^[3] (PSD)Area • Total393.191 km² (151.812 sq mi)Elevation443 m (1,453 ft)Population • Total37,474^[1] • Density95.31/km² (246.9/sq mi)DemonymBonitense (Brazilian Portuguese)^[1]Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)Postal codeHDI (2010)0.561 – medium^[1]Websitebonito.pe.gov.br

Bonito (Beautiful) (population 38,117)^[5] is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco.Has 399.5 sq/km of total area.

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Camocim de São Félix, Sairé and Barra de Guabiraba (N); Palmares and Catende(S), Cortês and Joaquim Nabuco (E); São Joaquim do Monte and Belém de Maria (W).
• Area - 399.5 km²
• Elevation - 443 m
• Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Subcaducifolia Forest
• Climate - Hot and Humid
• Annual average temperature - 21 c
• Main road - BR 232 and PE 103
• Distance to Recife - 128 km

Principal economic activity for Bonito is the agricultural sector. Sugar cane, cattle, tuber production, poultry and fruit. tourism is an emerging field due to the many natural waterfalls accessible by a newly asphalted highway.

Bonito is experiencing a real estate boom driving up the prices of building lots and rental units, proposed improvements to the main route into the city will further drive development.

Population[6]	GDP x(1000 R$).[7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
40.832	139.985	3.579	0.24%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.66%	10.37%	67.97%

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593	1	52	25.5

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