image by Dirk Schönberger, 28 April 2011Source: http://www.araripina.com.br/sobre-a-cidade/simbolos-do-municipio/bandeira
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image by Dirk Schönberger, 28 April 2011
Source:
http://www.araripina.com.br/sobre-a-cidade/simbolos-do-municipio/bandeira
Diagonally divided by a west-north green diagonal stripe, blue over yellow, with a municipal emblem centred.
Official website at
http://www.araripina.pe.gov.br
Dirk Schönberger,
27 April 2011
The municipality of Araripina (77,794 inhabitants in 2010; 1,847 sq. km) is
located in the north-western corner of Pernambuco, on the border with Ceará and Piauí, 700 km of Recife. Araripina is the Brazilian capital of gypsum, with
95% of the national reserves in the neighborhood.
The
flag of Araripina, designed by Francisco Alves de Sousa, is prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 1,345 of 31 July 1978. The white disc represents peace. The
superimposed disks represent the districts. The emblem is surrounded by maize
and cassava plants, representing the local vegetable resources. The years
"1909" and "1926" inscribed on the scroll are the years of establishment of
the town as a "vila" and a "cidade", respectively.
http://www.araripina.com.br/sobre-a-cidade/simbolos-do-municipio/bandeira
Ivan Sache, 4 March 2012
