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Piripiri, Municipality in Piauí, Brazil.

Located at coordinates -4.272778 and -41.776944, Piripiri extends across 1,409.5 square kilometers of land in northeastern Brazil at 156 meters elevation.

The settlement originated in 1844 when Father Domingos de Freitas e Silva constructed a house and chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Remedies.

The name derives from Peripery, referring to a grass species growing near ponds, which covered the original farm where the settlement began.

The municipality contains neighborhoods such as Centro, Fonte dos Matos, Morro da Saudade, Paciência, and Prado under postal code 64260-000.

The Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, established in 1996, partially extends into the municipal territory.

Location: Piauí

Inception: June 16, 1874

Elevation above the sea: 156 m

Shares border with: Barras, Batalha, Boa Hora, Brasileira, Capitão de Campos, Domingos Mourão, Lagoa de São Francisco, Pedro II

Website: http://piripiri.pi.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -4.27278,-41.77694

Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:16

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