Baía Formosa

Baía Formosa (lit. "beautiful bay") is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte and the first coastal city (going south-north) of that state, lying near the border with Paraíba.

Baía Formosa
Municipality
The Municipality of Baía Formosa
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Location of Baía Formosa
Coordinates: 06°22′08″S 35°00′28″W
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Rio Grande do Norte
FoundedDecember 31, 1958
Government
  MayorJosé Nivaldo Araújo de Melo
Area
  Total245.510 km2 (94.792 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total9,322
  Density33.7/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
HDI (2000)0.643 – medium[2]

The municipality contains the 7,897-hectare (19,510-acre) Mata da Estrela Private Natural Heritage Reserve.[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. RPPN Mata Estrela (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-05-18
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