Baía Formosa
Baía Formosa | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Praia do Porto | |
Location of Baía Formosa | |
| Coordinates: 06°22′08″S 35°00′28″W / 6.36889°S 35.00778°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Founded | December 31, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo |
| Area | |
• Total | 247.484 km2 (95.554 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 8,825 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.609 – medium |
Baía Formosa (lit. "beautiful bay") is the easternmost municipality 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. With an area of 247.484 square kilometers (95.554 sq mi), of which 1.665 square kilometres (0.643 sq mi) is urban, it is located 72 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,748 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 8,825 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 78th most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.