Assu, Rio Grande do Norte

Assu
Assu
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Rio Grande do Norte state
	Assu Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 5°34′37″S 36°54′32″W / 5.57694°S 36.90889°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Rio Grande do Norte
Area
• Total	1,303 km2 (503 sq mi)
Population (2020 )
• Total	58,384
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)

Açu (or Assu) is a municipality (município) in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. The population is 58,384 (2020 est.) in an area of 1303 km².^[2]

The municipality contains the Açu National Forest, a 218 hectares (540 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that was originally established as a forest park in 1950.^[3] The Barragem Armando Ribeiro Gonçalves, a reservoir on the Piranhas River, is partly located in the municipality.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ FLONA Açu (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-01

External links

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

[3] FLONA Açu (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-01

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