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Itapissuma

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Country
  
Brazil

Region
  
RMR (Recife)

Elevation
  
7 m

State
  
Pernambuco

Average Temperature
  
25.3 °C (77.5 °F)

Area
  
74.25 km²

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Itapissuma is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is integrated in the Recife metropolitan area with another 13 cities. Itapissuma has a total area of 74.25 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 24.406 inhabitants in 2009 according to the IBGE. The city has the best children's mortality rate in the metropolitan area and has also the second highest GDP per capita after Ipojuca.

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Map of Itapissuma - State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - RMR (Recife)
  • Boundaries - Goiana (N), Igarassu (S and W), and Itamaraca (E)
  • Area - 74.25 km2
  • Elevation - 7 m (22 ft)
  • Hidrography - Small coast river
  • Vegetation - Mangrove, coconut trees and sugarcane plantation
  • Clima - Hot tropical and humid
  • Annual average temperature - 25.3 c
  • Main road - BR 101 and PE 035
  • Distance to Recife - 39 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Itapissuma are based in metallurgic (aluminium) and general industry (which counts for 63% of the local economy) and the primary sector especially farms with pigs and coconut.

    Economic Indicators

    Economy by Sector (2006)

    References

    Itapissuma Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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