Araripina
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Araripina is a Brazil
ian municipality in the state of Pernambuco
. Has an estimated population in 2009 of 79.877 inhabitants according with IBGE
. 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
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The exploration of gypsum
(95% of the Brazilian reserves) and calcarium is the base of the local economy and at the hononymous microregion.
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Economy by Sector
2006
, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano
. Their stadium is known as Chapadão do Araripe which has 5000 seats.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian municipality in the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
. Has an estimated population in 2009 of 79.877 inhabitants according with IBGE
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...
. Total area of 1.847,5 km² and is located in the state
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
mesoregion of Sertão
Sertão
In Portuguese, the word sertão first referred to the vast hinterlands of Asia that Lusitanian explorers encountered. In Brazil, the geographical term referred to backlands away from the Atlantic coastal regions where the Portuguese first settled in South America in the early sixteenth century...
, at 622 meters above the sea level and 683 km West from the state capital, Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
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The exploration of gypsum
Gypsum
Gypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...
(95% of the Brazilian reserves) and calcarium is the base of the local economy and at the hononymous microregion.
Geography
- State - PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
- Region - SertaoSertãoIn Portuguese, the word sertão first referred to the vast hinterlands of Asia that Lusitanian explorers encountered. In Brazil, the geographical term referred to backlands away from the Atlantic coastal regions where the Portuguese first settled in South America in the early sixteenth century...
Pernambucano - Boundaries - Ceará state (N); OuricuriOuricuriOuricuri it's a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It's located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano . Ouricuri has a total area of 2.423 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 66.978 inhabitants in 2009 according with IBGE....
(S); IpubiIpubiIpubi is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 27.353 inhabitants and the total area is 665.62 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
and TrindadeTrindade, PernambucoTrindade is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 26.250 inhabitants and the total area is 229.57 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...
(E); PiauiPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...
(W) - Area - 1847.5 sqkm
- Elevation - 622 m
- Hidrography - Brigida RiverBrigida River-References:*...
- Vegetation - CaatingaCaatingaCaatinga is a type of vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in the northeastern part of Brazil. The name "Caatinga" is a Tupi word meaning "white forest" or "white vegetation"...
- Clima - Semi desertic ( SertaoSertãoIn Portuguese, the word sertão first referred to the vast hinterlands of Asia that Lusitanian explorers encountered. In Brazil, the geographical term referred to backlands away from the Atlantic coastal regions where the Portuguese first settled in South America in the early sixteenth century...
)- hot and dry - Annual average temperature - 22.4 c
- Main road - BR 232 and BR 316
- Distance to RecifeRecifeRecife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
- 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 GypsumGypsum
Gypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...
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Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$). | GDP pc (R$) | PE Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Human Development Index The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries... (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 ClubeAraripina Futebol Clube
Araripina Futebol Clube is a football team based in Araripina in Pernambuco. Founded in 2008, they play in the Série A1 of the Campeonato Pernambucano.-Stadium:...
, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation....
. Their stadium is known as Chapadão do Araripe which has 5000 seats.