Agrestina

Agrestina (Wilding) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. It covers 200.58 km² (77.44 sq mi), and has a population of 25,065 with a population density of 113 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Agrestina
City
City Hall of Agrestina
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Location of Agrestina in Pernambuco
Agrestina Location of Agrestina in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°27′S 35°57′W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Government
• Mayor	Thiago Nunes (PDT, 2013–2016)
Area
• Total	200.58 km2 (77.44 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	25,065
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym	Agrestinense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Average Temperature	23.4 C

Main Church

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Caruaru and Bezerros (N); Cupira (S); São Joaquim do Monte (E); Altinho (W)
• Area - 200.58 km² (77.44 sq mi)
• Elevation - 427 kilometres (265 mi)
• Hydrography - Una River
• Vegetation - Hiperxerófila caatinga
• Climate - Transition between tropical (coastal) and semi arid
• Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
• Distance to Recife - 150 kilometres (93 mi)

Economy

The main economic activities in Agrestina are based in general commerce, industry and agribusiness. Especially, manioc and, creations of cattle, goats and sheep.

Economic Indicators

Population [2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.591	85.752	3.997	0.14%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.29%	12.90%	67.81%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612	1	72	33.8

History

Agrestina was founded in 1884 so Bebedouro, and became a district of Altinho in 1911. It became an independent municipality in 1928 under the name of Bebedouro, which was changed to Agrestina in 1943.^[5]

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco