Patos

For other uses, see Patos (disambiguation).
Patos
Municipality

Vista Parcial da Cidade de Patos-PB

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Seal
Motto: "Sun's residence"

Location of Patos in the Paraíba
Patos

Location of Patos in the Brazil

Coordinates: BR 7°01′28″S 37°16′48″W / 7.02444°S 37.28000°W / -7.02444; -37.28000Coordinates: BR 7°01′28″S 37°16′48″W / 7.02444°S 37.28000°W / -7.02444; -37.28000
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Paraíba
Mesoregion Sertao Paraibano
Government
  Mayor Francisca Gomes Araújo Motta (PMDB)
Area
  Municipality 513 km2 (198 sq mi)
Elevation 242 m (794 ft)
Population
  Municipality 104,716
  Metro 232,331
Time zone UTC -3
Website www.patos.pb.gov.br (Portuguese)

Patos is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] Its population is 104 716 inhabitants (IBGE, 2013). Esporte and Nacional are the two city's football clubs, They play in Municipal Stadium José Cavalcanti. There are four muultisports gyms: the Rivaldão, AABB, Sesc, Sesi, Gelão.

Patos, Brazil

See also

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. 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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