Acarape
| Statistics | |
| State: | Ceará |
| Area: | 136,5km² |
| Area (% of the state) | 0,10% |
| Population: | 11,380 |
| Pop. density: | 74,65 inh./km² |
| Latitude: | 4°13’27" |
| Longitude: | 38°42’30" |
| Timezone: | GMT -3 |
| Altitude: | 95m |
| Official Day: | June 24 |
| Name meaning: | dos Acarás (in Tupi) |
| Distance from capital: | 54km |
| Official saint: | John the Baptist Catholic |
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Acarapé is a city in the north region of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
History
One can attribute the existence of Acarapé as simply an urban extension of the city of Redenção given that only 3km separate the two cities.
Political Evolution
Initially the location of today's Acarapé was called Calaboca which was part of the city of Redenção. When the slaves were freed in Brazil, the people of the very modest location of Calaboca decided to play homage to their origins, thus changing the name to Acarapé which means from the Acarás.
Before the change above, Calaboca benefited from rail track linking Fortaleza to Baturité and the establishment of a rail station in Calaboca in October 26, 1879. Being part of a major rail route served as an incentive for small merchants to open stores in Calaboca. The population grew and in April 16, 1987 the location became a city with the name of Acarapé.
Religion
Very little information is available about the religious establishment in Acarapé. It is know that the main church (dedicated to saint John the Baptist) was founded on January 6, 1943.
Agriculture
Industries
- Cachaça: Ypióca group
Curiosities
- Acarapé is also used by the population as a reference to city water. If one person says to be drinking water from Acarapé, this person is saying that the water is tap water. This is the case, because one of the large [dam|dams] in the state of Ceará is the Acarapé Dam.