Bonito, Pernambuco

Bonito (Beautiful) (population 38,117)^[7] is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco. Has 399.5 sq/km of total area.

Urubu Waterfalls between Bonito and Primavera

Bonito
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Aerial view of Bonito
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Coordinates: 8°28′12″S 35°43′44″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	12 April 1839[1]
Government
• Mayor	Ruy Barbosa (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	José Roberval dos Santos (PP) (2025-2028)[4][3]
Area
• Total	393.191 km2 (151.812 sq mi)
Elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	37,474[5]
• Density	95.31/km2 (246.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Bonitense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55680-000, 55682-000, 55685-000[6]
HDI (2010)	0.561 – medium[5]
Website	bonito.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Camocim de São Félix, Sairé and Barra de Guabiraba (N); Palmares and Catende(S), Cortês and Joaquim Nabuco (E); São Joaquim do Monte and Belém de Maria (W).
• Area - 399.5 km²
• Elevation - 443 m
• Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Subcaducifolia Forest
• Climate - Hot and Humid
• Annual average temperature - 21 c
• Main road - BR 232 and PE 103
• Distance to Recife - 128 km

Economy

Principal economic activity for Bonito is the agricultural sector. Sugar cane, cattle, tuber production, poultry and fruit. tourism is an emerging field due to the many natural waterfalls accessible by a newly asphalted highway.

Bonito is experiencing a real estate boom driving up the prices of building lots and rental units, proposed improvements to the main route into the city will further drive development.

Economic Indicators

Population[8]	GDP x(1000 R$).[9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
40.832	139.985	3.579	0.24%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.66%	10.37%	67.97%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593	1	52	25.5

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco