Assu, Rio Grande do Norte

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
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Rio Grande do Norte
Area
• Total	1,303 km^2 (503 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	58,384
• Density	45/km^2 (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

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

External links

• Rio Grande do Norte - Açu
• Homepage of Açu