Carpina

Carpina
Carpina
	Municipality
	View of Carpina
	Flag Seal
	Location in Pernambuco state
	Carpina Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 7°51′03″S 35°15′17″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	146.1 km2 (56.4 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	81,054
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)

Carpina is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Its economy is based on commerce and footwear industry. Its current mayor is Manoel Botafogo.

Geography

State - Pernambuco
Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
Boundaries - Tracunhaém, Buenos Aires and Nazaré da Mata (N); Lagoa do Itaenga and Lagoa do Carro (S); Limoeiro (W); Paudalho (E)
Area - 146.1 km²
Elevation - 184 m
Hydrography - Capibaribe and Goiana rivers
Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
Climate - Hot tropical and humid
Annual average temperature - 23.3 c
Distance to Recife - 50 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Carpina are based in the footwear industry, commerce and agriculture especially sugarcane.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
68,070	351.448	5.375	0.57%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
4.43%	21.07%	74.50%

Health indicators

[3]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.724	2	99	15.2

Notable people

Jaílson França Braz, footballer
Aguinaldo Silva, writer and director

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References

http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Carpina, page 32]
Carpina 2006 GDP IBGE pág 29 Archived 2011-10-03 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 Carpina, page 32]

[2] Carpina 2006 GDP IBGE pág 29 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine

[3] PE State site - City by city profile