Itacuruba

Itacuruba
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Flag of Itacuruba
Flag
Coat of arms of Itacuruba
Coat of arms
Etymology: Derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning crusty or holey stone[1]
Location of Itacuruba in Pernambuco
Location of Itacuruba in Pernambuco
Itacuruba is located in Brazil
Itacuruba
Itacuruba
Location within Brazil
Itacuruba is located in South America
Itacuruba
Itacuruba
Location within South America
Coordinates: 8°43′40″S 38°41′20″W / 8.72778°S 38.68889°W / -8.72778; -38.68889
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded20 December 1963[1]
Government
 • MayorOlegario Junior Cantarelli (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
 • Vice MayorClaudia Cavalcanti de Melo (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
 • Total
436.528 km2 (168.544 sq mi)
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)[4]
 • Total
4,284
 • Estimate 
(2025)[5]
4,491
 • Density9.96/km2 (25.8/sq mi)
DemonymItacurubense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
56430-000[6]
HDI (2010)0.595 – medium[4]
Websiteitacuruba.pe.gov.br

Itacuruba (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [itɐkuˈɾubɐ]) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE is 4,91 inhabitants and the total area is 436,528 km2.[5]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Itacuruba are based in agribusiness, especially creation of sheep, goats, cattle, chickens; and plantations of onions and tomatoes.

Economic Indicators

Population GDP x(1000 R$).[7] GDP pc (R$) PE
60.875 19.376 4.729 0.033%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
18.74% 9.06% 72.20%

Health Indicators

[8]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.684 1 8 20.2

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Juninho Cantarelli (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Itacuruba-PE | Folha". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Itacuruba (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Itacuruba". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  6. ↑ "CEP Itacuruba/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Itacuruba 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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