Businesses in Penaforte

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Penaforte

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	26
Restaurants	21
Shopping	18
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Churches	15
Clothing stores	11
Car repair	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Public administration	10
Car parts	6
Public parks	6

Penaforte Facts

Area	7.1 km²
Population	6,908
Male Population	3,335 (48.3%)
Female Population	3,573 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+149.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+31.1%
Median Age	25.1 years (Male: 24, Female: 26.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,812 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Centro, Padre Cícero, Centro - Sede, Frei Damião, Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Local Time
Timezone	Brasilia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-7.82889, -39.07722
Postal Codes	63280

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Penaforte Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,774	4,269	5,271	6,612	6,908	7,099	7,328
Population Density	389.3 / km²	599.2 / km²	739.8 / km²	928 / km²	969.5 / km²	996.4 / km²	1,028.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Penaforte Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 31.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Penaforte	+149%	+61.8%	+31.1%
Ceará	—	—	—
Brazil	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Penaforte Median Age

Median Age: 25.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Penaforte	25.1 yrs	26.3 yrs	24 yrs
Ceará	27.5 yrs	28.4 yrs	26.5 yrs
Brazil	29.5 yrs	30.3 yrs	28.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Penaforte Population Density

Population Density: 970 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Penaforte	6,908	7.1 km²	970 / km²
Ceará	9.2 million	148,920.5 km²	61.7 / km²
Brazil	206.1 million	8,479,487.1 km²	24.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Penaforte Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Penaforte

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Penaforte

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Penaforte Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,305	$3,662	$3,938	$3,699	$4,279	$4,205	$4,663	$4,812
Total GDP	$12.5M	$14.8M	$16.7M	$16.5M	$19.5M	$19.4M	$22.9M	$23.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Penaforte CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Penaforte	15,502 tn	2.24 tn	2,175.7 tons/km²
Ceará	20,315,881 tn	2.21 tn	136.4 tons/km²
Brazil	561,829,904 tn	2.73 tn	66.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Penaforte CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,502 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,175.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Penaforte

Penaforte is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará, bordering the state of Pernambuco.

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