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Wikipedia / Agrestina

Agrestina () (Wilding) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco, mesoregion of Agreste. It covers , and has a population of 25,065 with a population density of 113 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
Boundaries - Caruaru and Bezerros (N); Cupira (S); São Joaquim do Monte (E); Altinho (W)
Area -
Elevation -
Hydrography - Una River
Vegetation - Hiperxerófila caatinga
Climate - Transition between tropical (coastal) and semi arid
Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
Distance to Recife -

Economy

The main economic activities in Agrestina are based in general commerce, industry and agribusiness. Especially, manioc and, creations of cattle, goats and sheep.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.591	85.752	3.997	0.14%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
19.29%	12.90%	67.81%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.612	1	72	33.8

History

Agrestina was founded in 1884 so Bebedouro, and became a district of Altinho in 1911. It became an independent municipality in 1928 under the name of Bebedouro, which was changed to Agrestina in 1943.