Araripina
Araripina is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2020 of 84,864 inhabitants according with IBGE.[1] Total area of 1.847,5 km2 and is located in the state mesoregion of Sertão, at 622 meters above the sea level and 683 km West from the state capital, Recife. The exploration of gypsum (95% of the Brazilian reserves) and calcarium is the base of the local economy and at the homonymous microregion.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertao Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Ceará (N); Ouricuri (S); Ipubi and Trindade (E); Piaui (W)
- Area - 1847.5 km2
- Elevation - 622 m
- Hydrography - Brigida River
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - Semi desertic ( Sertao)- hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
- Main road - BR 232 and BR 316
- Distance to Recife - 683 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Araripina are based in extraction of gypsum and no metallic minerals; and primary sector especially creation of goats, donkeys, pigs and farms with beans, manioc and corn. Araripina is located in the microregion with its name, which contains 95% of the Brazilian reserves of Gypsum.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[2] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79.877 | 255.578 | 3.368 | 0.43% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
|---|---|---|
| 8.49% | 19.15% | 72.37% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.65 | 12 | 172 | 28.7 |
Sports
The main sports in Araripina is football which is represented by Araripina Futebol Clube, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano. Their stadium is known as Chapadão do Araripe which has 5000 seats.
Transportation
Araripina is served by Comte. Mairson C. Bezerra Airport.
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Araripina 2007 GDP IBGE pág 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
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| Vale do Ipanema | |
| Vale do Ipojuca |
Mata Pernambucana
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| Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
| Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
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| Recife | |
| Porto de Suape | |
| Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
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| Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
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| Pajeú | |
| Salgueiro | |
| Sertão do Moxotó |
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