Pau dos Ferros
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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.
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. Location in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. |
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Location in Brazil | |||
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Country | Brazil | ||
Region | Nordeste | ||
State | Rio Grande do Norte | ||
Mesoregion | Oeste Potiguar | ||
Microregion | Pau dos Ferros | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 259.959 km2 (100.371 sq mi) | ||
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Elevation[2] | 193 m (633 ft) | ||
Population (2010) | |||
• Total | 27,745 | ||
• Density | 106.73/km2 (276.4/sq mi) | ||
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Demonym(s) | Pauferrense | ||
Time zone | UTC -3 | ||
Postal Code | 59900-000 | ||
Area code(s) | (+55) 84 | ||
Website | www.paudosferros.rn.gov.br |
Pau dos Ferros is a municipality in the homonymous microregion, in Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil.[4]
History
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 extent agriculture.[5]
See also
References
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