Mossoro ( port. Mossoró ) is a municipality in Brazil , part of the state of Rio Grande do Norte . An integral part of the West Rio Grande do Norte mesoregion. Included in the economic and statistical microregion of Mossoro . The population is 229,787 people in 2006 . It covers an area of 2 110,207 km². The population density is 108.9 people / km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Mossoro | |||||
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| port. Mossoró | |||||
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| A country |  Brazil | ||||
| State | Rio Grande do Norte | ||||
| The mayor | Maria di Fatima Rosado Nogueira (Fafa Rosado) ( PLF ) | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1852 | ||||
| Square | 2 110,207 km² | ||||
| Center height | 16 m | ||||
| Climate type | semi desert | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 3 , summer UTC − 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 229,787 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 108.9 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | mossoroense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Telephone code | +55 84 | ||||
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City festival - February 13 .
History
The city was founded in 1852 .
Statistics
- The gross domestic product for 2004 is 1,599,988,000.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The gross domestic product per capita for 2004 is 7114.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The 2000 Human Development Index is 0.735 (data: UN Development Program ).
Climate
Climate: semi-desert.