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Araripina

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Araripina

Total population

85,088

Founded

1929

Air quality index

19Good
Elevation622 m
Land area2037.39 km²
WeatherAvg high 84.2°F
Coordinates-7.58°, -40.50°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1929
Elevation
622 m
Area
2037.39 km²
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Official website
araripina.pe.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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 and calcarium is the base of the local economy and at the homonymous microregion.

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History & geography

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

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Geography

Latitude
-7.5769
Longitude
-40.5039
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
84.2°F
Avg low
67.5°F
Annual precipitation
22.2 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
19
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
371
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Picui Ground-Dove
    Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    15
  • Red-cowled Cardinal
    Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    10
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    8
  • Common Tody-Flycatcher
    Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8
  • Tropical Gnatcatcher
    Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    8
  • Blue-black Grassquit
    Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jabá
Jabá
Brazilian footballer
Djalma Marinho Muniz Falcão
Djalma Marinho Muniz Falcão
Brazilian politician
José Muniz Ramos
José Muniz Ramos
Lawyer and politician
Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista
Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista
Brazilian catholic bishop
J
José Ivanildo Conceição Costa
Brazilian politician
E
Epifanio Andrade Silva
Brazilian politician
L
Leonardo Feitoza da Silva
Brazilian politician
R
Renan
Brazilian footballer born 2001
J
Josefa Maria de Amorim
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
Dra. Dioneia Lacerda
Dra. Dioneia Lacerda
Brazilian doctor and politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pernambuco

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,131

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
88
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Araripina, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Igraja Araripina — Araripina, Brazil0.4 miParóquia Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição - Araripina — Araripina, Brazil0.4 miFotografia do palco da Igreja Matriz após reforma — Araripina, Brazil0.4 miISS042-E-68587 - View of Earth — Araripina, Brazil1.6 miISS042-E-68588 - View of Earth — Araripina, Brazil1.6 mi

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2601102
UF
PE
Mesorregião
Sertão Pernambucano
Microrregião
Araripina

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br