Cupira | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Cupira |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Cupira |
Etymology: | Named after the Cupira (Partamona) bee |
Motto: | Latin |
Map Alt: | Location of Cupira in Pernambuco |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil#South America |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -8.6169°N -35.95°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 29 December 1953[2] |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | José Maria Leite de Macedo (DEM) (2021-2024)[3] [4] |
Leader Title2: | Vice Mayor |
Leader Name2: | Eduardo da Fonseca Lira (PSL) (2021-2024) |
Area Total Km2: | 95.155 |
Elevation M: | 416 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 23518[5] |
Population Density Km2: | 247.15 |
Population Demonym: | Cupirense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
Timezone: | Brasília Time |
Utc Offset: | -03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 55460-000, 55465-000[6] |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.592 – medium |
Website: | cupira.pe.gov.br |
Cupira (population 24,173)[7] is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco and has 105.92 sq/km of total area.
The main economic activities in Cupira are commerce and agribusiness, especially farming of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs; and plantations of sweet potatoes, beans and manioc.