Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte

Lajes

A road shop in Lajes.
Nickname(s): Lajes do Cabugi
Motto: 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; -36.24500Coordinates: 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 (2009)[1]
  Total 10,865
  Density 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
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]

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