Bonito, Pernambuco

Bonito
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Location of Bonito in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 8°28′12″S35°43′44″W / 8.47000°S 35.72889°W / -8.47000; -35.72889
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	12 April 1839 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Ruy Barbosa (PSB) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
• Vice Mayor	José Roberval dos Santos (PP) (2025-2028) [4] [3]
Area
• Total	393.191 km2 (151.812 sq mi)
Elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	37,474 [5]
• Density	95.31/km2 (246.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Bonitense (Brazilian Portuguese) [5]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55680-000, 55682-000, 55685-000 [6]
HDI (2010)	0.561 – medium [5]
Website	bonito.pe.gov.br

Bonito (Beautiful) (population 38,117) ^[7] is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco. Has 399.5 sq/km of total area.

Urubu Waterfalls between Bonito and Primavera

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Camocim de São Félix, Sairé and Barra de Guabiraba (N); Palmares and Catende(S), Cortês and Joaquim Nabuco (E); São Joaquim do Monte and Belém de Maria (W).
• Area - 399.5 km²
• Elevation - 443 m
• Hydrography - Sirinhaém and Una rivers
• Vegetation - Subcaducifolia Forest
• Climate - Hot and Humid
• Annual average temperature - 21 c
• Main road - BR 232 and PE 103
• Distance to Recife - 128 km

Economy

Principal economic activity for Bonito is the agricultural sector. Sugar cane, cattle, tuber production, poultry and fruit. tourism is an emerging field due to the many natural waterfalls accessible by a newly asphalted highway.

Bonito is experiencing a real estate boom driving up the prices of building lots and rental units, proposed improvements to the main route into the city will further drive development.

Economic Indicators

Population [8]	GDP x(1000 R$). [9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
40.832	139.985	3.579	0.24%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
21.66%	10.37%	67.97%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.593	1	52	25.5

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "Bonito" (PDF). Agência Estadual de Planejamento e Pesquisas de Pernambuco. Agência Estadual de Planejamento e Pesquisas de Pernambuco. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. "Eleições 2024 – Perfil do Prefeito Eleito Dr. Ruy". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
3. "Prefeito de Bonito (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
4. "Eleições 2024 - Perfil do Candidato a Vice-Prefeito Irmão Roberval". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
5. "Bonito". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
6. "Código Postal Bonito/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
7. IBGE 2020
8. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Bonito, page 32]
9. Bonito 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
10. PE State site - City by city profile

External links

• Travel Package to Bonito - Pernambuco