Pau dos Ferros
Pau dos Ferros | |
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The Municipality of Pau dos Ferros | |
 Clockwise: Independence Avenue; Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição; Tourist Terminal Lindalva Torquato; panoramic view of the Pau dos Ferros; Joaquim Correia House of Popular Culture and Monsignor Caminha Square, with the Obelisk at found. | |
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| Nickname(s): Princesinha do Oeste (Princess of the West) and PDF | |
 Location in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. | |
  Pau dos Ferros Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:06°06′39″S38°12′32″W/ 6.11083°S 38.20889°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Oeste Potiguar |
| Microregion | Pau dos Ferros |
| Government | |
| • Prefeita | Marianna Almeida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259.959 km2(100.371 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2020[3]) | |
| • Total | 30,600 |
| • Density | 106.73/km2(276.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pauferrense |
| Time zone | UTC−3(BRT) |
| Postal Code | 59900-000 |
| Area code | (+55) 84 |
| Website | paudosferros.rn.gov.br |
Pau dos Ferrosis amunicipalityin thehomonymous microregion,inRio Grande do Nortestate,NortheastBrazil.[4]
History
[edit]The city was founded on September 4, 1856, initially as a village and then the town today is a city that has as its main form of economy the industrial sector and to a lesser extentagriculture.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Área Territorial Brasileira - Consulta por Município"(in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. January 15, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon June 3, 2015.RetrievedAugust 17,2015.
- ^"Latitude e Longitude das cidades Brasileiras"(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe originalon August 18, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 3,2017.
- ^IBGE 2020
- ^"Divisão Territorial do Brasil"(in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008.RetrievedDecember 17,2009.
- ^Pau dos FerrosHistoryinPortuguese
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