Businesses in Uruoca

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Uruoca

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	31
Shopping	30
Grocery stores and supermarkets	29
Public administration	26
Clothing stores	24
Restaurants	22
Bars, pubs and taverns	21
Churches	11
American restaurants	11
Religion	10
Beauty salons	10
Pharmacies and drug stores	10

Uruoca Facts

Area	2.1 km²
Population	5,030
Male Population	2,451 (48.7%)
Female Population	2,579 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+97.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+15.9%
Median Age	26.5 years (Male: 25.2, Female: 27.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,923 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Centro, Roberto Dourado, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, 26 de Março, Brasília
Local Time
Timezone	Brasilia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-3.31389, -40.55667
Postal Codes	62460

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Uruoca Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,542	3,668	4,339	5,102	5,030	5,172	5,340
Population Density	1,196.2 / km²	1,726.1 / km²	2,041.9 / km²	2,400.9 / km²	2,367.1 / km²	2,433.9 / km²	2,512.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Uruoca Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 15.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Uruoca	+97.9%	+37.1%	+15.9%
Ceará	—	—	—
Brazil	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Uruoca Median Age

Median Age: 26.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Uruoca	26.5 yrs	27.8 yrs	25.2 yrs
Ceará	27.5 yrs	28.4 yrs	26.5 yrs
Brazil	29.5 yrs	30.3 yrs	28.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Uruoca Population Density

Population Density: 2,367 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Uruoca	5,030	2.125 km²	2,367 / km²
Ceará	9.2 million	148,920.5 km²	61.7 / km²
Brazil	206.1 million	8,479,487.1 km²	24.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Uruoca Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Uruoca

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Uruoca

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Uruoca

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Uruoca

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Uruoca Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,906	$4,545	$6,188	$3,984	$4,864	$4,333	$4,575	$3,923
Total GDP	$37.4M	$46.6M	$67.3M	$46.4M	$59M	$54.2M	$59.8M	$51.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Uruoca CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Uruoca	10,141 tn	2.02 tn	4,772 tons/km²
Ceará	20,315,881 tn	2.21 tn	136.4 tons/km²
Brazil	561,829,904 tn	2.73 tn	66.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Uruoca CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,141 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.02 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,772 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/29/08	4:46 AM	4.3	48.5 km	10,000 m	Ceara, Brazil	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Uruoca

Uruoca is a municipality of the brazilian state of Ceará. Its estimated population is 13,613 inhabitants (according to the 2008 Census). It is part of the microregion of Coreaú, which is one of the seven microregions that make up the mesoregion of No..

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