Pureza,_Rio_Grande_do_Norte

Pureza, Rio Grande do Norte

Pureza, Rio Grande do Norte

Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil


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.

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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.

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

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