Escada, Pernambuco
Escada is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 62.604 inhabitants according with IBge 2009.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
- Boundaries - Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Vitória de Santo Antão ; Sirinhaém and Ribeirão ; Primavera ; Ipojuca
- Area - 347.2 km2
- Elevation - 109 m
- Hydrography - Ipojuca and Sirinhaém rivers
- Vegetation - Subperenifólia forest
- Climate - Hot tropical and humid
- Annual average temperature - 25 c
- Distance to Recife - 59 km
Economy
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
| 7.34% | 18.80% | 73.86% |
Health Indicators
| HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
| 0.645 | 2 | 168 | 18.6 |