Pau dos Ferros

Pau dos Ferros
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″S 38°12′32″W / 6.11083°S 38.20889°W / -6.11083; -38.20889
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)
  [1]
Elevation[2] 193 m (633 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 27,745
 • Density 106.73/km2 (276.4/sq mi)
  IBGE/2010[3]
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

  1. ↑ "Área Territorial Brasileira - Consulta por Município" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Latitude e Longitude das cidades Brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tabela 2.1 - População residente, total, urbana total e urbana na sede municipal, em números absolutos e relativos, com indicação da área total e densidade demográfica, segundo as Unidades da Federação e os municípios – 2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ Pau dos Ferros History in Portuguese
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