Araripina
Sign in to savethumb|left|240px|Gypsum exploration in Araripina Microregion Araripina is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2020 of 84,864 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.
Key facts
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- Araripina
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- Municipality
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- The Municipality of Araripina
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- View of the center of Araripina
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- Location of Araripina in the State of Pernambuco
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- Country
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- Region
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- State
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- Northeast
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- border|22px Pernambuco
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- Mayor
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- Evilásio Mateus PDT
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- Founded
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thumb|left|240px|Gypsum exploration in Araripina Microregion Araripina is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population in 2020 of 84,864 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