Araçoiaba

Araçoiaba Arasuab
City
Araçoiaba Araçoiaba located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: 07°47′17″S 35°05′23″W / 7.78806°S 35.08972°WCoordinates: 07°47′17″S 35°05′23″W / 7.78806°S 35.08972°W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Recife metropolitan area (Recife)
Area
• Total	96.38 km^2 (37.21 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	17,484
Average Temperature	24.5 C

Araçoiaba (Arasuab) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is in the Recife metropolitan area with another 13 cities. Araçoiaba has a total area of 96.38 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 17.484 inhabitants ^[1] in 2009 according with IBGE.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - RMR (Recife)
• Boundaries - Igarassu (N and E), Abreu e Lima (S) and Tracunhaém (W)
• Area - 96.38 km²
• Elevation - 160 m (520 ft)
• Hidrography - Goiana River
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24.5 c
• Main road - BR 101 and PE 041
• Distance to Recife - 38 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Araçoiaba are based in the primary sector especially sugarcane and manioc and some light general industry.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE	RMR
17.484	48.939	2.962	0.08%	0.13%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
15.16%	10.12%	74.72%

Health Indicators

^[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.637	1	4	30.5

References

1. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Aracoiaba, page 31]
2. Aracoiaba 2007 GDP IBGE pag 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
3. PE State site - City by city profile