Vicência

Vicência is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is 81 km away from the state capital Recife. It has an estimated (IBGE 2020) population of 32,772 inhabitants.[1]

City Flag

Bust of Vicência Barbosa de Melo (ex-owner of the city)

Geography

Typical Baobab tree, often saw in Pernambuco

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Timbaúba and Macaparana (N); Limoeiro and Buenos Aires (S); Aliança (E); Bom Jardim and São Vicente Ferrer (W)
Area - 230.82 km²
Elevation - 119 m
Hydrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Climate - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
Distance to Recife - 81 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Vicência are based in food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
27.877	125.629	4.592	0.21%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
33.59%	14.29%	52.12%

Health indicators

[4]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.644	2	78	14.5

References

IBGE 2020
http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Vicência, page 35]
Vicência 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Vicência, page 35]

[3] Vicência 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine