Touros

Touros (lit. "bulls") is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is known as "Brazil's Corner" because it is located at the northeast corner of the country, being the closest South American city to Africa (2,841 km (1534 knots) from Kabrousse in southwestern Senegal). Touros has many varieties of fish, and there is a nearby seawater basin in the ocean formed by banks of coral.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Touros
Settlement.nickname: Esquina do Brazil (Brazil's Corner)
Settlement.image_skyline: Barcos na Lagoa do Sal (1352011111).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 350px
Settlement.image_caption: A beach in Touros named Lagoa do Sal
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Touros-RN, Brasil.png
Settlement.flag_size: 125px
Settlement.image_seal: Brazao touros.jpg
Settlement.seal_size: 125px
Settlement.image_map: RioGrandedoNorte Municip Touros.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 350px
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Rio Grande do Norte and Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rio Grande do Norte

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: tourense
Population: 27043
Area: 838.669
Elevation: 72
Official website: touros.rn.gov.br
Image: Barcos na Lagoa do Sal (1352011111).jpg
Dialing code: 84

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Commons category: Touros (Rio Grande do Norte)
Human Development Index: 0.572
inception: 1835-03-27
electorate: 25184

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Districts
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Area attractions
Transportation
Flag and seal
Nature
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Bordering municipalities include Rio do Fogo to the southeast, Pureza to the south, João Câmara to the southwest, Parazinho further to the west and São Miguel do Gostoso to the northwest.