Terra Nova, Pernambuco

Coordinates: 8°13′48″S 39°22′33″W / 8.23000001°S 39.3758333433°W / -8.23000001; -39.3758333433
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Terra Nova
Municipality of Brazil
UTC−3 (BRT
)

Terra Nova (lit.'new land') is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. 578.5 km from the state's capital, Recife, it is located in the semi-arid Sertão. The estimated population in 2020, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was 10,206 inhabitants and the total area is 318.71 km2.[1][2] The municipality was created in 1958 by state law.[3]

Its current

Brazilian Portuguese: prefeita) is Aline Freire of Avante, elected in 2020.[4]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in are agribusiness, especially the raising of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, chickens and plantations of onions, tomatoes and rice.

Economic Indicators[2]

Population (2010)
GDP in thousands of Reais
(R$) (2013)
GDP per capita
(R$) (2013)
Percent of Pernambuco GDP (2013)
9,278 53,136 5,359 0.05%

Economy by Sector (as of 2013)[2]

Primary sector
Secondary sector
Service sector
9.03% 3.59% 87.38%

Health Indicators[2]

HDI (2010) Hospitals (2015) Hospitals beds (2015) Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (2013)
0.599 (low) 1 11 13.42

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Cities". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Perfil Municipal: Terra Nova" (PDF). Assembleia Legislativa de Pernambuco. July 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  3. ^ "IBGE Cities". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ "Prefeita e vereadores de Terra Nova tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.

External links

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