Cupira, Pernambuco
Cupira (population 22,783) is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 105.92 sq/km of total area.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Agrestina, Altinho and São Joaquim do Monte (N); Lagoa dos Gatos (S); Belém de Maria (E); Panelas (W).
- Area - 105.92 km2
- Elevation - 416 m
- Hydrography - Una river
- Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
- Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 170.5 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Cupira are commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs; and plantations of sweet potatoes, beans and manioc.
References
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Cupira, page 32
- Cupira 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
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