Altinho, Pernambuco

Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil

Place in Northeast, Brazil

Location of Altinho in Pernambuco

8°29′24″S 36°03′32″W / 8.49000°S 36.05889°W / -8.49000; -36.05889Country BrazilRegionNortheastState PernambucoFounded11 September 1928^[1]Government • MayorOrlando José da Silva (PSB) (2021-2024)^[3] • Vice MayorJosé Petrúcio Rodrigues (PSDB) (2021-2024)^[3]Area • Total450.178 km² (173.815 sq mi)Elevation454 m (1,490 ft)Population • Total20,674^[2] • Density45.92/km² (118.9/sq mi)DemonymAltinense (Brazilian Portuguese)^[2]Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)Postal codeHDI (2010)0.598 – medium^[2]Websitealtinho.pe.gov.br

Altinho is a municipality/city in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 22,984 inhabitants and the total area is 452.52 km².^[5]

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Caruaru and São Caetano (N); Cupira, Panelas and Ibirajuba (S); Agrestina (E); Cachoeirinha (W).
• Area - 452.52 km²
• Elevation - 454 m
• Hydrography - Una and Ipojuca rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Clima - semi arid hot
• Annual average temperature - 23.1 c
• Distance to Recife - 163 km

The main economic activities in Altinho are related with commerce and agribusiness, especially creations of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.

Population [6]	GDP x(1000 R$).[7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
22.427	63.118	2.898	0.11%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
8.03%	9.81%	82.16%

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.590	1	18	18.3