Riacho das Almas
Riacho das Almas 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.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Surubim and Frei Miguelinho ; Caruaru ; Bezerros and Cumaru .
- Area - 313.99 km2
- Elevation - 407 m
- Hydrography - 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 the textile industry and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of pineapples and manioc.Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x. | GDP pc | PE |
| 18.930 | 62.157 | 3.402 | 0.10% |
Economy by Sector
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| 12.00% | 9.46% | 78.54% |