Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte

Place in Northeast, Brazil

Lajes

A road shop in Lajes.

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Nickname:

Lajes do Cabugi

Motto(s):

Minha Terra, Meu Lugar (My Land, My Place)

Location in Rio Grande do Norte and Brazil

Coordinates: 05°42′00″S 36°14′42″W﻿ / ﻿5.70000°S 36.24500°W﻿ / -5.70000; -36.24500
Country| Brazil
Region| Northeast
State| Rio Grande do Norte
Settled| November 25, 1914
Government

• Mayor| Benes Leocádio (PP)
Area

• Total

| 676.417 km2 (261.166 sq mi)
Elevation

| 590 m (1,940 ft)
Population

(2020 [1])

• Total

| 11,344
• Density| 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)| 0.640 – medium[2]

Lajes is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Pico do Cabugi is located there. On January 1, 1929, Alzira Soriano was sworn mayor of the city, becoming the first female mayor in Brazil and in all South America.[3]

## References

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1. ^ IBGE 2020
2. ^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine \- UNDP
3. ^ Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Norte Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

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