Businesses in Potiretama

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Potiretama

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other membership organizations	12
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Churches	9
Education	8
Shopping	7
Clothing stores	5
Stadiums and arenas	5

Potiretama Facts

Area	3.3 km²
Population	2,439
Male Population	1,184 (48.5%)
Female Population	1,255 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+45.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-2.2%
Median Age	28.9 years (Male: 28.3, Female: 29.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,086 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Centro, Pedro Paulino de Freitas
Local Time
Timezone	Brasilia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-5.72389, -38.15611
Postal Codes	62990

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Potiretama Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,678	2,229	2,495	2,702	2,439	2,515	2,573
Population Density	506.6 / km²	672.9 / km²	753.2 / km²	815.7 / km²	736.3 / km²	759.2 / km²	776.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Potiretama Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 2.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Potiretama	+45.4%	+9.4%	-2.2%
Ceará	—	—	—
Brazil	—	—	—

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

Potiretama Median Age

Median Age: 28.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Potiretama	28.9 yrs	29.4 yrs	28.3 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)

Potiretama Population Density

Population Density: 736 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Potiretama	2,439	3.313 km²	736 / 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

Potiretama Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Potiretama

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

Potiretama Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,152	$3,937	$3,370	$3,561	$4,334	$5,108	$4,280	$5,086
Total GDP	$22.3M	$21.9M	$19.4M	$21.3M	$27.2M	$33.6M	$28.3M	$33.1M

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

Potiretama CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Potiretama	5,126 tn	2.1 tn	1,547.4 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

Potiretama CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,126 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,547.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/17/89	3:02 PM	4.2	24.1 km	33,000 m	Ceara, Brazil	usgs.gov
3/26/89	1:25 PM	4.4	94.3 km	10,000 m	Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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Potiretama is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.

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