Riacho das Almas

Riacho das Almas (population 20,646) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 313.99 sq/km of total area.

Riacho das Almas
City
City Forum
Riacho das Almas Riacho das Almas located in Brazil Map
Coordinates: 8°8′S 35°52′W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Region	Agreste
Area
• Total	313.99 km2 (121.23 sq mi)
Elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	20,646
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Our Lady of Conceição Church

Geography

City overview after the rainy season

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Surubim and Frei Miguelinho (N); Caruaru (S and W); Bezerros and Cumaru (E).
• Area - 313.99 km²
• Elevation - 407 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
• Annual average temperature - 23.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 152 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Riacho das Almas are the textile industry and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of pineapples and manioc.

Economic Indicators

Population[2]	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
18.930	62.157	3.402	0.10%

Economy by Sector (2006)

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.00%	9.46%	78.54%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)[4]	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.609	1	29	10.3

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco