Terra Nova, Pernambuco

Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Municipality
	Flag
	Location in Pernambuco
	Terra Nova Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 8°13′48″S 39°22′33″W / 8.23000°S 39.37583°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Creation of municipality	1958
Government
• Mayor	Aline Cleanne Filgueira Freire de Carvalho (Avante)
Area
• Total	318.71 km2 (123.05 sq mi)
Population (2022 Census)
• Total	8,920
• Estimate (2025)	9,231
• Density	28.0/km2 (72.5/sq mi)
Demonym	terra-novense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Terra Nova (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɛhɐ ˈnɔvɐ] or [ˈtɛhɐ ˈnɔhɐ]) (lit. 'new land') is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. 578.5 km from the state's capital, Recife, it is located in the semi-arid Sertão. The estimated population in 2025, according to the IBGE was 9,231 inhabitants and the total area is 318.709 km².^[1] The municipality was created in 1958 by state law.^[2]

Its current mayor (Brazilian Portuguese: prefeita) is Aline Freire of Avante, elected in 2020.^[3]

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
Boundaries - Serrita (North); Cabrobó (South); Salgueiro (East); Parnamirim (West)
Area - 318.71 km²
Elevation - 363 m
Drainage Basin - Terra Nova River
Vegetation - Caatinga (xeric shrubland)
Climate - Semi arid (Sertão) Köppen: BSh
Annual average temperature - 26.0 °C
Distance to Recife - 578.5 km^[4]

Economy

The main economic activities in are agribusiness, especially the raising of goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, chickens and plantations of onions, tomatoes and rice.

Economic Indicators

Population (2010)^[4]	GDP in thousands of Reais (R$) (2013)	GDP per capita (R$) (2013)	Percent of Pernambuco GDP (2013)
9,278	53,136	5,359	0.05%

Economy by Sector (as of 2013)

Primary sector^[4]	Secondary sector	Service sector
9.03%	3.59%	87.38%

Health Indicators

HDI (2010)^[4]	Hospitals (2015)	Hospitals beds (2015)	Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (2013)
0.599 (low)	1	11	13.42

References

1 2 3 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
↑ "IBGE Cities". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
↑ "Prefeita e vereadores de Terra Nova tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.
1 2 3 4 "Perfil Municipal: Terra Nova" (PDF). Assembleia Legislativa de Pernambuco. July 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

External links

8°13′48″S 39°22′33″W / 8.23000001°S 39.3758333433°W / -8.23000001; -39.3758333433

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

[2] "IBGE Cities". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-30.

[3] "Prefeita e vereadores de Terra Nova tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.

[:0-4] 1 2 3 4 "Perfil Municipal: Terra Nova" (PDF). Assembleia Legislativa de Pernambuco. July 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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