Bonito, Pernambuco

City in Pernambuco, Brazil

Bonito (Beautiful) (population 38,117)[1] 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.

Location of Bonito within Pernambuco
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Urubu Waterfalls between Bonito and Primavera

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[2] GDP x(1000 R$).[3] GDP pc (R$) 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

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Bonito, page 32]
  3. ^ Bonito 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PE State site - City by city profile

External links

  • Travel Package to Bonito - Pernambuco
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