Rio Formoso

Rio Formoso (English: River Handsome), is a municipality in Pernambuco with 23,628 inhabitants.

Rio Formoso
Municipality
Rio Formoso old Colonial Houses
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Rio Formoso Rio Formoso located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: 8°40′S 35°09′W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Zona da mata
Area
• Total	239.8 km2 (92.6 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	23,628
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Sirinhaém (N); Tamandaré (S); Gameleira (W); Tamandaré and Atlantic Ocean (E)
• Area - 239.8 km²
• Elevation - 5 m
• Vegetation - Forest Subperenifólia
• Climate - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
• Distance to Recife - 91 km

The municipality contains part of the strictly protected Saltinho Biological Reserve, a 562 hectares (1,390 acres) conservation unit created in 1983.^[2]

Beaches

See also: Pernambuco Beaches

• Pedra beach and Reduto beach

There are the only two beaches in Rio Formoso. The major attraction is the estuary of the Formoso River. Has an extensive area of coconut trees, sand banks and natural reefs.

Economy

The main economic activities in Rio Formoso are based in food and beverage industry and agribusiness. Especially, coconuts, sugarcane, and creations of cattle.

Economic Indicators

Population [3]	GDP x(1000 R$).[4]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
21.815	128.391	6.107	0.21%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
11.74%	40.87%	47.39%

Health Indicators

^[5]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.621	1	65	34.1

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica de Saltinho (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-17
3. Population 2009 Rio Formoso, page 34, IBGE
4. Rio Formoso 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
5. PE State site - City by city profile