Pau dos Ferros is a municipality in the homonymous microregion, in Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil.[4]
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″S 38°12′32″W | |
| Country | |
| 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 | 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 | www.paudosferros.rn.gov.br |
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]
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