Timbaúba

Timbauba
City
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Timbauba Location in Brazil
Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Regions	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	1879
Area
• City	292.28 km2 (112.85 sq mi)
Elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Population (2013)
• City	54,115
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Metro	55,213
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC−3)
Postal code	55870
Area code(s)	(+55) 81

Timbaúba is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, it has an estimated population of 51.770 inhabitants as of 2009.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Paraiba state (N); Vicência (S); Macaparana (W); Aliança, Ferreiros and Camutanga (E)
• Area - 289.51 km²
• Elevation - 102 m
• Hidrography - Goiana River
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24.6 c
• Distance to Recife - 96 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Timbaúba are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially growing sugarcane and bananas, and raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats.

Economic indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
51.770	304.452	5.908	0.50%

Economy by sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
12.06%	19.05%	68.89%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.649	2	153	25.2

Sports

The main sport in Timbaúba is football, which is represented by Timbaúba Futebol Clube, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano's Série A2.