Araripina

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$2$ 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

Economy
The main economic activities in Araripina are based in extraction of gypsum and no metallic minerals; and primary sector especially creation of goats, donkeys, pigs and farms with beans, manioc and corn. Araripina is located in the microregion with its name, which contains 95% of the Brazilian reserves of Gypsum.

Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector 2006

Sports
The main sports in Araripina is football which is represented by Araripina Futebol Clube, currently playing the Campeonato Pernambucano. Their stadium is known as Chapadão do Araripe which has 5000 seats.

Transportation
Araripina is served by Comte. Mairson C. Bezerra Airport.