Baía Formosa
Baía Formosa | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Baía Formosa | |
 Location of Baía Formosa | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Rio Grande do Norte |
| Founded | December 31, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 245.510 km2 (94.792 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 8,726 |
| • Density | 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| HDI (2000) | 0.643 – medium[2] |
Baía Formosa (lit. "beautiful bay") is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is also the first coastal city (going south-north) of that state, lying near the border with Paraíba.
The municipality contains the 7,897 hectares (19,510 acres) Mata da Estrela Private Natural Heritage Reserve.[3]
References
- ^ IBGE 2008 statistics
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
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