Araripina

Araripina is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2009 of 79.877 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.

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Gypsum exploration in Araripina Microregion

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Sertao Pernambucano
Boundaries - Ceará state (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

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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.

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References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Araripina, page 31
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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[1] ttp://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Araripina, page 31

[2] Araripina 2007 GDP IBGE pág 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile