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Riacho das Almas

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Country
  
Brazil

Region
  
Agreste

Elevation
  
407 m

State
  
Pernambuco

Area
  
314 km²

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Riacho das Almas (population 18.930) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 313.99 sq/km of total area.

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Map of Riacho das Almas - State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
  • Boundaries - Surubim and Frei Miguelinho (N); Caruaru (S and W); Bezerros and Cumaru (E).
  • Area - 313.99 km2
  • Elevation - 407 m
  • Hidrography - Capibaribe and Ipojuca rivers
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerófila
  • Annual average temperature - 23.6 c
  • Distance to Recife - 152 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Riacho das Almas are related with textile industry and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, goats, sheeps, pigs, chickens; and plantations of pineapples and manioc.

    Economic Indicators

    Economy by Sector (2006)

    References

    Riacho das Almas Wikipedia
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