Altinho, Pernambuco

Altinho
Municipality
Una River in Altinho
Una River in Altinho
Flag of Altinho
Flag
Coat of arms of Altinho
Coat of arms
Etymology: In English "High", referring to the high plain the municipality is located on[1]
Location of Altinho in Pernambuco
Location of Altinho in Pernambuco
Altinho is located in Brazil
Altinho
Altinho
Location within Brazil
Altinho is located in South America
Altinho
Altinho
Location within South America
Coordinates: 8°29′24″S 36°03′32″W / 8.49000°S 36.05889°W / -8.49000; -36.05889
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded11 September 1928[1]
Government
 • MayorMarivaldo Pena (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
 • Vice MayorAdnailson Pedro Barbosa da Silva (PP) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
 • Total
450.178 km2 (173.815 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)[4]
 • Total
20,674
 • Estimate 
(2025)[4]
21,134
 • Density45.92/km2 (118.9/sq mi)
DemonymAltinense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55490-000, 55493-000[6]
HDI (2010)0.598 – medium[5]
Websitealtinho.pe.gov.br

Altinho (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [awˈtĩj̃u]) is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2022 Census, according with IBGE was 20,674 inhabitants and the total area is 450.17 km2.[4]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Altinho are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.

Economic Indicators

Population [7] GDP x(1000 R$).[8] GDP pc (R$) PE
22.427 63.118 2.898 0.11%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
8.03% 9.81% 82.16%

Health Indicators

[9]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590 1 18 18.3

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Marivaldo Pena (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Altinho-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Altinho (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  5. 1 2 "Altinho". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Código Postal Altinho/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ IBGE Population 2009 Altinho, page 31
  8. ↑ Altinho 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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