Carpina
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
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Location in Pernambuco state
(2020 [1])
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[2] | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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68,070 | 351.448 | 5.375 | 0.57% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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4.43% | 21.07% | 74.50% |
Health indicators
HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.724 | 2 | 99 | 15.2 |
Notable people
- Jaílson França Braz, footballer
- Beto, football player
- Kempes, footballer and one of the LaMia Flight 2933 victims
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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe | |
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Brejo Pernambucano | |
Garanhuns | |
Médio Capibaribe | |
Vale do Ipanema | |
Vale do Ipojuca |
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional Pernambucana | |
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Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá | |
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Recife | |
Porto de Suape | |
Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica | |
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Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina | |
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Pajeú | |
Salgueiro | |
Sertão do Moxotó |
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