Vertentes

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.^[6]

Vertentes
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Location of Vertentes in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°54′10″S 35°59′16″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	18 April 1892[1]
Government
• Mayor	Israel Ferreira de Andrade (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Igor Miranda Leandro Bezerra (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	196.325 km2 (75.802 sq mi)
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	21,959[4]
• Density	111.85/km2 (289.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Vertentense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55770-000, 55774-000, 55775-000, 55776-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.582 – medium[4]
Website	vertentes.pe.gov.br

Geography

• 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

Economy

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

Economic Indicators

Population [7]	GDP x(1000 R$).[8]	GDP pc (R$)	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%

Health Indicators

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco