Araripina () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2025 of 90,504 inhabitants according with IBGE. Total area of 1.847,5 km 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); Piauí (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$).Araripina 2007 GDP IBGE pág 29 GDP pc (R$) 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 PE State site - City by city profile 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.
See also List of municipalities in Pernambuco Municipal Chamber of Araripina
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