Carpina
Carpina is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. Its economy is based on commerce and footwear industry. Its current mayor is Manoel Botafogo.
Carpina | |
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Coordinates: 7°51′03″S 35°15′17″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Pernambuco |
Area | |
• Total | 146.1 km2 (56.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 81,054 |
• Density | 550/km2 (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.
Notable people
- Jaílson França Braz, footballer
- Aguinaldo Silva, writer and director
References
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Carpina, page 32]
- Carpina 2006 GDP IBGE pág 29 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
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