Carnaubeira da Penha

Carnaubeira da Penha is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 498 km away from the state's capital, Recife.

Carnaubeira da Penha
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: "Carnaubeira" originated from the name of the Carnaúba tree abundant in the area and "Penha" named after Our Lady of Penha, the patron saint[1]
Location of Carnaubeira da Penha in Pernambuco
Carnaubeira da Penha Show map of Brazil Carnaubeira da Penha Show map of South America
Coordinates: 8°19′19″S 38°44′38″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	1 October 1991[1]
Government
• Mayor	Elizio Soares Filho (PSDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Joao Thiago Campos Lopes Goncalves (PSD) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	1,004.248 km2 (387.742 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,239[4]
• Density	12.18/km2 (31.5/sq mi)
Demonym	Carnaubeirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56420-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.573 – medium[4]
Website	carnaubeiradapenha.pe.gov.br

History

The unclassified extinct language Aticum or Araticum was spoken near Carnaubeira.^[6]

Demographics

The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 13,025 inhabitants and the total area is 1004.67 km².^[7]

There are Atikum and Pankará indigenous peoples living in reserves.

Geography

Map showing indigenous presence in Carnaubeira

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - São Francisco Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Salgueiro and Mirandiba (N); Belém de São Francisco (S and W); Floresta (E).
• Area - 1010.17 km²
• Elevation - 446 m
• Hydrography - Pajeú and Terra Nova rivers
• Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerófila.
• Climate - Semi arid ( Sertão) hot
• Annual average temperature - 25.2 c
• Distance to Recife - 498 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Carnaubeira da Penha are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats (over 80,000 heads), sheep, cattle, pigs, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of bananas, tomatoes and guava.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$)[8]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
12.451	31.055	2.657	0.05%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
25.52%	6.58%	67.90%

Health Indicators

^[9]

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.537	1	18	17.1

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 27 January 2025.
2. "Eleições 2024: Elizinho (PSDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Carnaubeira Da Penha-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
3. "Prefeito de Carnaubeira da Penha (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
4. "Carnaubeira da Penha". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
5. "CEP Carnaubeira da Penha/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
6. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
7. "Carnaubeira da Penha". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
8. Carnaubeira da Penha 2006 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
9. PE State site - City by city profile