Trindade is a municipality in the state of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The estimated population in 2021, according to the
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was 31,103 inhabitants and the total area is 295.77 km².
Geography
* State -
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...
* Region -
Sertão
The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of " outback" with Australia in Englis ...
Pernambucano
* Boundaries -
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 and is located in the state mesoregion of Sertão, at 622 meters abov ...
(N and W);
Ouricuri Ouricuri is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of ''Sertão Pernambucano''. Ouricuri has a total area of 2,423 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 66,978 inhabitants in 2009 according to the ...
(S); Ouricuri and
Ipubi
Ipubi is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE was 31,187 inhabitants and the total area is 693.91 km².
Geography
* State - Pernambuco
* Regio ...
(E).
* Area - 229.57 km²
* Elevation - 518 m
* Hydrography -
Brigida River
* Vegetation -
Caatinga
Caatinga (, ) is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" is a Tupi word meaning "white forest" or "white vegetation" (''caa'' = forest, v ...
hiperxerófila
Deserts and xeric shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Deserts and xeric (ancient Greek xērós, “dry") shrublands form the largest terrestrial biome, covering 19% of Earth's land surface area. Ecoregions in this h ...
* Climate -
semi arid
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
- (
Sertão
The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of " outback" with Australia in Englis ...
) hot
* Annual average temperature - 24.9 c
* Distance to
Recife
That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15)
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- 645 km
*Population at last census (2010) - 26,116
Economy
The main economic activities in Trindade are based in no metallic (
gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard or sidewalk chalk, and drywal ...
) industry, commerce and
agribusiness, especially creation of
cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...
,
goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...
s,
sheep
Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated ...
,
pigs
The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...
,
chickens; and plantations of
manioc
''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...
. Trindade is located in the micro region of
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 and is located in the state mesoregion of Sertão, at 622 meters abov ...
, which contains 95% of the Brazilian reserves of gypsum.
Economic Indicators
Economy by Sector
2006
Health Indicators
PE State site - City by city profile
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References
Municipalities in Pernambuco
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