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 in 2009 according to the IBGE.

Geography

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
Primary sectorSecondary sectorService sector
6.51%17.42%76.07%

Health Indicators

HDI Hospitals Hospitals beds Children's Mortality every 1000
0.614216527.4

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