Baía Formosa

Baía Formosa
Municipality
The Municipality of Baía Formosa
Praia do Porto
Praia do Porto
Flag of Baía Formosa
Flag
Official seal of Baía Formosa
Seal
Location of Baía Formosa
Location of Baía Formosa
Coordinates: 06°22′08″S 35°00′28″W / 6.36889°S 35.00778°W / -6.36889; -35.00778
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Rio Grande do Norte
FoundedDecember 31, 1958
Government
 • MayorJosé Nivaldo Araújo de Melo
Area
 • Total
245.510 km2 (94.792 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
9,322
 • Density33.7/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.643 – medium[2]

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.

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

Notable people

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. ^ RPPN Mata Estrela (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-05-18
  4. ^ "Cidade natal de Italo Ferreira, Baía Formosa comemora ouro no surfe nas Olimpíadas de Tóquio".


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