Carpina

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

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 km^2 (56.4 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	81,054
• Density	550/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)

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

References

1. http://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