Carpina

Carpina
Municipality
View of Carpina View of Carpina
Flag of Carpina Flag Official seal of Carpina Seal
Location in Pernambuco state Location in Pernambuco state
Carpina is located in Brazil Carpina Carpina Location in Brazil
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  (2020 )
• Total	84,395
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

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	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE
68,070	351.448	5.375	0.57%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
4.43%	21.07%	74.50%

Health indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
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