Macaparana

Macaparana
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Coordinates: 7°33′18″S35°27′10″W / 7.55500°S 35.45278°W / -7.55500; -35.45278
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	11 September 1928 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Paulo Barbosa da Silva (PP) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
• Vice Mayor	Gilvan Ribeiro de Andrade (PSDB) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
Area
• Total	108.049 km2 (41.718 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	23,879 [4]
• Density	221.00/km2 (572.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Macaparanense (Brazilian Portuguese) [4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	55865-000 [5]
HDI (2010)	0.609 – medium [4]
Website	macaparana.pe.gov.br

Macaparana is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Recife, the capital of Pernambuco. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 23,879. ^[4]

Geography

• State – Pernambuco
• Region – Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries – Paraíba state (N and W); São Vicente Ferrer and Vicência (S); Timbaúba (E).
• Area – 126.35 square kilometres (48.78 square miles )
• Elevation – 350 metres (1,150 feet )
• Hydrography – Goiana River
• Vegetation – Subcaducifólia forest
• Climate – Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature – 23.1 degrees Celsius (73.6 degrees Fahrenheit )
• Distance to Recife – 120 kilometres (75 miles )

Economy

The main economic activities in Macaparana are based in industry, commerce and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population [6]	GDP x(1000 R$). [7]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
24.031	74.652	3.235	0.12%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
18.21%	9.84%	71.95%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.597	2	106	31.8

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil

Macaparana is twinned with:

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

References

1. "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
2. "Eleições 2024: Paquinha (PP) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Macaparana-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
3. "Prefeito de Macaparana (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
4. "Macaparana". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
5. "CEP Macaparana/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
6. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Macaparana, page 33]
7. Macaparana 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
8. PE State site – City by city profile