Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte

Place in Northeast, Brazil

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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; -36.24500CountryBrazilRegionNortheastStateRio Grande do NorteSettledNovember 25, 1914Government

• MayorBenes Leocádio (PP)Area

• Total676.417 km² (261.166 sq mi)Elevation

590 m (1,940 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total11,344 • Density14.7/km² (38/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−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

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