Uruoca is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Ceará. Its estimated population is 13,915 inhabitants. It is part of the microregion of Coreaú, which is one of the seven microregions that make up the mesoregion of Noroeste Cearense.

Uruoca
Flag of Uruoca
Coat of arms of Uruoca
Location in Ceará state
Location in Ceará state
Uruoca is located in Brazil
Uruoca
Uruoca
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°18′50″S 40°33′25″W / 3.31389°S 40.55694°W / -3.31389; -40.55694
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateCeará
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
13,915
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

The municipality contains part of the 1,592,550 hectares (3,935,300 acres) Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ APA Serra da Ibiapaba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-10