Vertente do Lério

Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil

Place in Northeast, Brazil

Location of Vertente do Lério in Pernambuco

7°46′15″S 35°51′0″W / 7.77083°S 35.85000°W / -7.77083; -35.85000Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoFounded1 October 1991^[1]Government • MayorRenato Lima de Sales (MDB) (2021-2024)^[3][4] • Vice MayorFabio da Silva França (PSB) (2021-2024)^[5][4]Area • Total73.631 km² (28.429 sq mi)Elevation290 m (950 ft)Population • Total7,558^[2] • Density102.65/km² (265.9/sq mi)DemonymVertentense do lério (Brazilian Portuguese)^[2]Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)Postal codeHDI (2010)0.563 – medium^[2]Websitevertentedolerio.pe.gov.br

Vertente do Lério is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 7,571 inhabitants and the total area is 73.63 km².^[7]

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Surubim (S); Casinhas (E); Santa Maria do Cambucá (W).
• Area - 67.07 km²
• Elevation - 290 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Climate - semi arid hot
• Annual average temperature - 24.4 c
• Distance to Recife - 143 km

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

Population [8]	GDP x(1000 R$).[9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
7.464	28.221	3.763	0.047%

Economy by Sector

2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
4.34%	30.52%	65.14%

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.563	1	9	12.9