Venha-Ver

Venha-Ver
Municipality
The Municipality of Venha-Ver

Location of Venha-Ver
Coordinates: 06°19′33″S 38°29′02″W / 6.32583°S 38.48389°W / -6.32583; -38.48389Coordinates: 06°19′33″S 38°29′02″W / 6.32583°S 38.48389°W / -6.32583; -38.48389
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Rio Grande do Norte
Founded June 26, 1992
Government
  Mayor Expedito Salviano (PR)
Area
  Total 71.622 km2 (27.653 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 3,597
  Density 53.2/km2 (138/sq mi)
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Time zone UTC-3
HDI (2000) 0.544 – medium[2]

Venha-Ver (lit. "come see") is the westernmost city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. The city's name means "Come-to-see-it" in Portuguese. The highest point of the state is located there, in the Serra do Coqueiro mountain range, at the triple border of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Ceará.

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