Lagoa do Ouro

Lagoa do Ouro
Municipality
Município de Lagoa do Ouro Municipality of Lagoa do Ouro
Location in the state of Pernambuco
Lagoa do Ouro Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 09°07′37″S 36°27′32″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	December 31, 1958
Government
• Mayor	Marquidoves Viera Marques (Brazilian Socialist Party)
Area [1]
• Total	198.760 km^2 (76.742 sq mi)
Elevation	653 m (2,142 ft)
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	13,224
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	55320-000
Area code	+55 87
ISO 3166 code	BR
Website	Lagoa do Ouro, PE

Lagoa do Ouro (Golden Pond) is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, located 263 km (163 mi) west from Recife.

History

In early 1902, Captain Amador José Monteiro of the Brazilian National Guard presented a manifesto to the Municipal Council of the municipality Correntes. The council gathered on February 9, 1902, and authorized the first fair of the village. The council also approved of the town's name of Igatauá during this meeting. On December 9, 1938, the name was changed to Lagoa do Ouro due to an urban legend that arose in the village, where nuggets or gold bars were believed to be in a local pond belonging to the estate of João Alves da Silva, who became known as John Gold.[3]

Geography

The municipality contains part of the Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1989.[4]

Climate

Lagoa do Ouro has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) according to the Köppen climate classification.

Economy

The main economic activities in Lagoa do Ouro are based in agribusiness. Beans, manioc, corn and livestock such as cattle, sheep and poultry are the main agricultural resources within the municipality.

Economic indicators

GDP x (1000 R$)[5]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
39.597	3.397	0.06%

Economy by Sector (2006)

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
20.05%	8.11%	71.84%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)[6]	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Child mortality rate per 1,000 births (2005)
0.569	1	17	27.7

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "Brazilian Territorial Area. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) (1 July 2013)". Ibge.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
2. IBGE 2020
3. "Lagoa do Ouro História". Cidades.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
4. Helaeson de Almeida (November 2006), Plano Operativo de Prevenção e Combate aos Incêndios Florestais da Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada (PDF) (in Portuguese), archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-24, retrieved April 16, 2016
5. Lagoa do Ouro 2007 GDP IBGE page 30 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
6. "PE State site - City by city profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-20.