Trindade, Pernambuco

Gypsum exploration in Trindade, Araripina Microregion

Trindade is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 26.250 inhabitants and the total area is 229.57 km².

Geography

Gypsum products in Trindade

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Araripina (N and W); Ouricuri (S); Ouricuri and Ipubi (E).
• Area - 229.57 km²
• Elevation - 518 m
• Hidrography - Brigida River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila
• Clima - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
• Annual average temperature - 24.9 c
• Distance to Recife - 645 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Trindade are based in no metallic (gypsum) industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens; and plantations of manioc. Trindade is located in the micro region of Araripina, which contains 95% of the Brazilian reserves of gypsum.

Economic Indicators

Population [1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
26.250	80.477	3.266	0.137%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
3.70%	18.30%	78.00%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.641	3	77	34.2

References

1. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population Trindade 2009, page 35
2. ↑ Trindade 2007 GDP IBGE page 32
3. ↑ PE State site - City by city profile

Coordinates: 7°45′43″S 40°16′04″W / 7.76194°S 40.26778°W