Pau dos Ferros

Pau dos Ferros is a municipality in the homonymous microregion, in Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil.^[4]

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.
Flag Seal
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	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)
	[1]
Elevation [2]	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

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

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte

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. IBGE 2020
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