Official Name: | Lajes |
Nickname: | Lajes do Cabugi |
Motto: | Minha Terra, Meu Lugar (My Land, My Place) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio Grande do Norte |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Benes Leocádio (PP) |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | November 25, 1914 |
Area Total Km2: | 676.417 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 11,344 |
Population Density Km2: | 14.7 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -5.7°N -36.245°W |
Elevation M: | 590 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.640 – medium[2] |
Lajes is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Pico do Cabugi is located there. On January 1, 1929, Alzira Soriano was sworn mayor of the city, becoming the first female mayor in Brazil and in all South America.[3]