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Ouricuri

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2,423 km²

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Clara nunes ouricuri segredos do sertanejo


Ouricuri is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano. Ouricuri has a total area of 2,423 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 66,978 inhabitants in 2009 according to the IBGE.

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Map of Ouricuri, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

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Geography

  • State - Pernambuco
  • Region - Sertão Pernambucano
  • Boundaries - Araripina, Trindade and Ipubi (N), Santa Cruz and Santa Filomena (S), Parnamirim and Bodocó (E), Piaui state (W)
  • Area - 2,423 km2
  • Elevation - 451 m
  • Hydrography - Brigida River
  • Vegetation - Caatinga hiperxerofila.
  • Climate - Semi-arid (Sertao) hot and dry
  • Annual average temperature - 25.5 c
  • Main road - BR 232 and BR 316
  • Distance to Recife - 621 km

    • Economy

    The main economic activities in Ouricuri are based in extraction of gypsum and no metallic minerals, and primary sector especially creation of goats, donkeys, pigs and farms with beans, manioc and corn. Ouricuri is located in the micro region of Araripina which contains 95% of the Brazilian reserves of Gypsum.

    Economic Indicators

    Economy by Sector 2006

    References

    Ouricuri Wikipedia
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