Riachão | |
Native Name Lang: | Riachãosense |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Coordinates: | -6.4671°N -37.4118°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Paraíba |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | São Bento |
Subdivision Type3: | Zona |
Subdivision Name3: | Rural area |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 742 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Riachão (Portuguese ) is a village near São Bento in Paraíba state, Brazil. With 742 inhabitants it is the largest settlement in the city.[2]
Riachão (large stream). The Riachão name was given because of a stream that has the village out to the border of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte and in times of floods is filled to not exceed transport in any way.[3]