Araripina
Araripina | |
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| The Municipality of Araripina | |
View of the center of Araripina | |
Location of Araripina in the State of Pernambuco | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Pernambuco |
| Founded | Sep 11, 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evilásio Mateus PDT |
| Area | |
• Total | 203,739 km2 (78,664 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
| Population (2024 ) | |
• Total | 90,104 |
| • Density | 0.44/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.602 – medium |
| Website | araripina.pe.gov.br |
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 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.