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São Fernando

Municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Field	Value
official_name	São Fernando
native_name
settlement_type	The Municipality of São Fernando
image_skyline	São Fernando Estrada2009.jpg
imagesize	280px
image_caption	City input
image_flag	Sao-Fernando-RN-Bandeira-Municipio.svg
image_seal	Sao-Fernando-RN-Brasao-Municipio.svg
image_map	RioGrandedoNorte Municip SaoFernando.svg
mapsize	280px
map_caption	Location of São Fernando in Rio Grande do Norte
pushpin_map	Brazil
pushpin_map_caption	Location of São Fernando in Brazil
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Nordeste
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Rio Grande do Norte
subdivision_type3	Mesoregion
subdivision_name3	Seridó Ocitental
established_title	Founded
established_date	1872
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	404,415
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2020
population_total	3,595
population_density_km2	8.41
timezone	BRT
utc_offset	−3
coordinates
elevation_footnotes	tags--
elevation_m	200
elevation_ft
postal_code_type	Postal Code
postal_code	59327-000
website	[www.saofernando.rn.gov.br](http://www.saofernando.rn.gov.br)

Note

the city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

São Fernando is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, is located in the heart of Seridó Potiguar to 6 23'de south latitude and 37 ° 11 'west longitude. It was founded in 1872 under the name Pascoal, probably because of an existing hill near the present village. He belonged to the municipality of Caicó.It was a small town with mostly poor people. 1 June 1886 was considered District of Peace in 1953 and elevated to the category of town. He remained in this condition until December 31, 1958, when under the 2333 Act, a municipality has emancipated, dismembered the city of Caico, having as neighbors to the east Caicó, west of Jardim de Piranhas, north Timbaúba dos Batistas and south Jucurutu .

Vegetation

The vegetation is give as Caatinga (Tupi: caa (kills) + tinga (white) = white forest) - drier vegetation character, with plenty of cacti and plants bearing lower and spread. Among other species stand out jurema black mufumbo, faveleiro, quince, and xique-xique facheiro. The vegetation occupies 10% of the municipal territory inserted in the second Semi Arid region where more if it rains. According to the National Plan to Combat Desertification - PNCD, which defines desertification as land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors such as climate change, human activities and excessive use of soil without moderation. The municipality of San Fernando is inserted into the area susceptible to desertification in Very Serious category, as well as the entire region Seridó where it is inserted.

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/sao-fernando/panorama IBGE 2020]

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