Tuparetama

Tuparetama
Aerial view of Tuparetama
Aerial view of Tuparetama
Flag of Tuparetama
Coat of arms of Tuparetama
Etymology: Derived from the Tupi–Guarani language, Tupã meaning "God" and retama meaning "region", "country", "place", or "house"[1]
Motto: 
Brazilian Portuguese: Paz, trabalho e progresso
English: Peace, work, and progress[2]
Location of Tuparetama in Pernambuco
Location of Tuparetama in Pernambuco
Tuparetama is located in Brazil
Tuparetama
Tuparetama
Location within Brazil
Tuparetama is located in South America
Tuparetama
Tuparetama
Location within South America
Coordinates: 7°36′7″S 37°18′39″W / 7.60194°S 37.31083°W / -7.60194; -37.31083
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Pernambuco
Founded11 April 1962[1]
Government
 • MayorDiógenes Torres da Costa Patriota (PSDB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorMaria Luciana Lima Pessôa (PODE) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
188.428 km2 (72.752 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 • Total
8,005
 • Estimate 
(2025)[6]
8,261
 • Density42.24/km2 (109.4/sq mi)
DemonymTuparetamense (Brazilian Portuguese)[5]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
56760-000, 56770-000[7]
HDI (2010)0.634 – medium[5]
Websitetuparetama.pe.gov.br

Tuparetama (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [tupɐɾɛˈtɐ̃mɐ]) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2025, according with IBGE was 8,261 inhabitants and the total area is 188.428 km2.[6]

Geography

Economy

The main economic activities in Tuparetama are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of sheep, cattle, pigss, goats, chickens; and plantations of beans and corn.

Economic Indicators

Population [8] GDP x(1000 R$).[9] GDP pc (R$) PE
8.678 29.862 3.617 0.048%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
13.31% 10.16% 76.53%

Health Indicators

Source:[10]

HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.662 1 39 19.4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Descubra Tuparetama com o GuiaMais - Guia Mais Local". guia-mais.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). guia-mais.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Diógenes Patriota (PSDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Tuparetama-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Prefeito de Tuparetama (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tuparetama". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  7. ↑ "CEP Tuparetama/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  8. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Tuparetama 2009, page 35
  9. ↑ Tuparetama 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile