Vertentes

Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil

Place in Northeast, Brazil

Location of Vertentes in Pernambuco

7°54′10″S 35°59′16″W / 7.90278°S 35.98778°W / -7.90278; -35.98778Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoFounded18 April 1892^[2]Government • MayorRomero Leal Ferreira (PSDB) (2021-2024)^[3][4] • Vice MayorSeverina Maria Almeida de Miranda (DEM) (2021-2024)^[5][4]Area • Total196.325 km² (75.802 sq mi)Elevation401 m (1,316 ft)Population • Total21,959^[1] • Density111.85/km² (289.7/sq mi)DemonymVertentense (Brazilian Portuguese)^[1]Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)Postal codeHDI (2010)0.582 – medium^[1]Websitevertentes.pe.gov.br]

Vertentes is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 20,954 inhabitants and the total area is 196.325 km².^[7]

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Caruaru and Toritama (S); Frei Miguelinho and Santa Maria do Cambucá (E); Taquaritinga do Norte (W).
• Area - 196.325 km²
• Elevation - 401 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Climate - Semi arid hot
• Annual average temperature - 23.7 c
• Distance to Recife - 151 km

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

Population [8]	GDP x(1000 R$).[9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.186	49.097	2.885	0.081%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
10.00%	9.86%	80.14%

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.616	1	35	28