Araripina | |
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| The Municipality of Araripina | |
 View of the center of Araripina | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Araripina in the State ofPernambuco | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | Sep 11, 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evilásio MateusPDT |
| Area | |
• Total | 203,739 km2 (78,664 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
| Population (2024[1]) | |
• Total | 90,104 |
| • Density | 0.44225/km2 (1.1454/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.602 –medium |
| Website | araripina.pe.gov.br |
Araripina is a Brazilian municipality in the state ofPernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2020 of 84,864 inhabitants according withIBGE.[2] Total area of 1.847,5 km2 and is located in thestate mesoregion ofSertão, at 622 meters above the sea level and 683 km West from the state capital,Recife.The exploration ofgypsum (95% of the Brazilian reserves) and calcarium is the base of the local economy and at the homonymous microregion.
The main economic activities inAraripina 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 ofGypsum.
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 79.877 | 255.578 | 3.368 | 0.43% |
Economy by Sector2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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| 8.49% | 19.15% | 72.37% |
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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| 0.65 | 12 | 172 | 28.7 |
The main sports in Araripina isfootball which is represented byAraripina Futebol Clube, currently playing theCampeonato Pernambucano. Their stadium is known asChapadão do Araripe which has 5000 seats.
Araripina is served byComte. Mairson C. Bezerra Airport.
Capital:Recife | ||||||||||||||
| Mesoregion Agreste Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Mata Pernambucana |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana de Recife |
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| Mesoregion Sao Francisco Pernambucano |
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| Mesoregion Sertão Pernambucano |
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