Pureza, Rio Grande do Norte

Pureza is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] The place means "pure" in Portuguese hence its pure lake located in the area, and it is depicted in the municipal seal.

Pureza, Rio Grande do Norte
Municipality
City center of Pureza
Flag
Seal
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateRio Grande do Norte
MesoregionLeste Potiguar
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total9,724
Time zoneUTC -3

The municipality was founded in April 5, 1963[6] from a portion of the municipality of Touros.

Six municipalities borders Pureza, three of them are Touros to the north, Rio do Fogo to the east and João Câmara to the west.

See also

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  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. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. 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.
  6. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/pureza/historico

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