Cupira, Pernambuco

Cupira
Municipality
Flag of Cupira
Flag
Coat of arms of Cupira
Coat of arms
Etymology: Named after the Cupira (Partamona) bee[1]
Motto: 
Latin: Labor crescunt homines
English: People work hard[2]
Location of Cupira in Pernambuco
Location of Cupira in Pernambuco
Cupira is located in Brazil
Cupira
Cupira
Location within Brazil
Cupira is located in South America
Cupira
Cupira
Location within South America
Coordinates: 08°37′01″S 35°57′00″W / 8.61694°S 35.95000°W / -8.61694; -35.95000
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded29 December 1953[1]
Government
 • MayorEduardo da Fonseca Lira (UNIÃO) (2025-2028)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorGolbery Lopes Lins (PL) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
95.155 km2 (36.740 sq mi)
Elevation
416 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)[5]
 • Total
23,518
 • Estimate 
(2025)[5]
24,343
 • Density247.15/km2 (640.1/sq mi)
DemonymCupirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[6]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
55460-000, 55465-000[7]
HDI (2010)0.592 – medium[6]
Websitecupira.pe.gov.br

Cupira (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈpiɾɐ]) (population 24,173)[8] is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 105.92 sq/km of total area.

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Cupira are commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs; and plantations of sweet potatoes, beans and manioc.

Economic indicators

Population [9] GDP x(1000 R$).[10] GDP pc (R$) PE
22.783 72.385 3.274 0.12%

Economy by sector
2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
3.82% 10.92% 85.26%

Health indicators

[11]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.606 1 29 14.0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Descubra Cupira com o GuiaMais - Guia Mais Local". GuiaMais. GuiaMais. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Eduardo Lira (UNIÃO) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Cupira-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Prefeito de Cupira (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  6. 1 2 "Cupira". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Código Postal Cupira/PE - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ IBGE 2020
  9. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Cupira, page 32
  10. ↑ Cupira 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile
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