Itambé, Pernambuco

Itambé
Itambé
City
	Flag Coat of arms
	Itambé Location within Brazil
	Coordinates: 07°24′33″S 35°06′33″W / 7.40917°S 35.10917°W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	304.38 km2 (117.52 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population (2022 Census)
• Total	34,935
• Estimate (2025)	36,652

Itambé (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [itɐ̃ˈbɛ]) is a municipality located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 99 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (IBGE 2025) population of 36,652 inhabitants.^[1] The community is split between the state of Pernambuco and the state of Paraíba

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Condado and Aliança (S); Goiana (E); Camutanga and Ferreiros (W)
Area - 304.38 km²
Elevation - 179 m
Hydrography - Goiana River
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Climate - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 24.2 c
Distance to Recife - 99 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Itambé are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane (over 1,233,000 tons); and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population^[2]	GDP x(1000 R$)^[3]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
36.126	134.293	3.843	0.23%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
25.81%	8.46%	65.73%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.573	1	35	17.8

Notable people

Graça Araújo - journalist, born in Itambé in 1956^[5]

References

1 2 3 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itambé, page 33]
↑ Itambé 2007 GDP IBGE pag 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
↑ "Morre a jornalista e apresentadora Graça Araújo, aos 62 anos". Folha - PE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2026-07-08.

07°26′52″S 35°14′38″W / 7.44778°S 35.24389°W / -7.44778; -35.24389

[IBGE-1] 1 2 3 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".

[2] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Itambé, page 33]

[3] Itambé 2007 GDP IBGE pag 30 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-14.

[5] "Morre a jornalista e apresentadora Graça Araújo, aos 62 anos". Folha - PE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2026-07-08.

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