Ouricuri

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 ^[6] in 2009 according to the IBGE.

Ouricuri
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
Church of San Sebastian in Ouricuri
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Location of Ouricuri in Pernambuco
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Coordinates: 7°52′58″S 40°4′55″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	14 May 1903[1]
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Victor Ramos Coelho (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3]
• Vice Mayor	Francisco Assis de Matos Alencar (PT) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
• Total	2,381.570 km2 (919.529 sq mi)
Elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	65,245[4]
• Density	27.4/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym	Ouricuriense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	56200-000, 56203-000, 56205-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.572 – medium[4]
Website	ouricuri.pe.gov.br

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Sertão Pernambucano
• Boundaries - Araripina, Trindade and Ipubi (N), Santa Cruz and Santa Filomena (S), Parnamirim and Bodocó (E), Piauí state (W)
• Area - 2,423 km²
• Elevation - 451 m
• Hydrography - Brigida River
• Vegetation - Caatinga
• 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

Climate

Climate data for Ouricuri (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.9 (89.4)	31.2 (88.2)	31.1 (88.0)	30.3 (86.5)	30.4 (86.7)	29.6 (85.3)	29.6 (85.3)	30.8 (87.4)	32.8 (91.0)	34.4 (93.9)	34.6 (94.3)	33.4 (92.1)	31.7 (89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	25.9 (78.6)	25.6 (78.1)	25.1 (77.2)	24.9 (76.8)	23.9 (75.0)	23.6 (74.5)	24.5 (76.1)	26.2 (79.2)	28.0 (82.4)	28.2 (82.8)	27.7 (81.9)	25.8 (78.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.9 (71.4)	21.7 (71.1)	21.7 (71.1)	21.2 (70.2)	20.6 (69.1)	19.5 (67.1)	18.9 (66.0)	19.2 (66.6)	20.4 (68.7)	22.1 (71.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	21.1 (70.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	105.3 (4.15)	104.7 (4.12)	156.5 (6.16)	105.3 (4.15)	37.7 (1.48)	8.2 (0.32)	11.3 (0.44)	4.1 (0.16)	3.2 (0.13)	13.3 (0.52)	29.5 (1.16)	86.7 (3.41)	665.8 (26.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.5	6.5	9.3	6.8	4.4	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.8	4.7	48.8
Average relative humidity (%)	67.9	73.2	75.4	76.2	70.3	66.0	63.0	56.2	49.3	48.2	51.7	57.9	62.9
Average dew point °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	20.4 (68.7)	21.0 (69.8)	20.8 (69.4)	19.7 (67.5)	18.0 (64.4)	16.8 (62.2)	16.0 (60.8)	15.8 (60.4)	16.8 (62.2)	17.8 (64.0)	18.8 (65.8)	18.5 (65.3)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	215.3	183.7	208.6	204.8	199.4	191.4	204.9	255.3	264.7	286.8	258.2	249.0	2,722.1
Source 1: NOAA (precipitation and sun 1991–2020)[7]
Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8]

Economy

Further information: Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil

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

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[9]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
66.978	200.880	3.186	0.33%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
6.51%	17.42%	76.07%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.614	2	165	27.4

The institutions that is responsible for public healthcare in Ouricuri and region of the Araripe are; Municipal Health Secretary of Ouricuri (SMSO), Intermunicipal Health Consortium of Pernambuco (CIAPE)

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco