Jump to content

Rio do Fogo

Coordinates: 5°16′S 35°23′W / 5.267°S 35.383°W / -5.267; -35.383
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GreenC bot (talk | contribs) at 02:00, 17 June 2020 (Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Rio do Fogo
Municipality
Parque Eólico de Rio do Fogo
Parque Eólico de Rio do Fogo
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateRio Grande do Norte
MesoregionLeste Potiguar
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
10,059[1]
Time zoneUTC -3

Rio do Fogo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] The municipality is named after a river which means the "River of Fire".

Another river is Rio Guaxinim (Tupi originated name) located nearby and a beach called Pititinga. Along the coast is a wind farm that energy to parts of the state.

Rio do Fogo is connected with the BR-101, the longest highway in Brazil.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/brazil/riograndedonorte/2408953__rio_do_fogo/
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

5°16′S 35°23′W / 5.267°S 35.383°W / -5.267; -35.383