Parnamirim (Rio Grande do Norte)

Município de Parnamirim ; Parnamirim (Rio Grande do Norte)
Coordinates	5 ° 55 ′ S , 35 ° 15 ′ W Coordinates: 5 ° 55 ′ S , 35 ° 15 ′ W
Symbols
coat of arms	flag
	Motto ; "Crescendo com a gente"
founding	17th December 1958
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Norte
ISO 3166-2	BR-RN
Região intermediária	natal
Região imediata	natal
Metropolitan area	natal
height	53 m
climate	tropical, Aw
surface	123.5 km²
Residents	202,456 (2010)
density	1,639.7 Ew. / km²
estimate	255,793 (July 1, 2018)
Parish code	IBGE : 2403251
Post Code	59140-001 to 59161-999
Telephone code	(+55) 84
Time zone	UTC −3
Website	www.parnamirim.rn.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect	Rosano Taveira (2017-2020)
Political party	PDT
economy
GDP	4,597,280 thousand BRL; 18,967 BRL per capita ; (2015)

Parnamirim , officially Portuguese Município de Parnamirim , is a city in Brazil . It is located in the metropolitan region of Natal in the state of Rio Grande do Norte . The city had an estimated population of 255,793 as of Jul 1, 2018. In terms of population, Parnamirim is the third largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and is 130th in Brazil.

The Aeroporto Internacional Augusto Severo ( ICAO : SBNT), which formerly served the state capital Natal , 12 km away , together with the Natal Air Force Base , occupies a large part of the urban area.

Parnamirim was in the Eastern Potiguar mesoregion from 1989 to 2017 . The Parnamirim municipality covers an area of 123.5 km² (as of 2017). The population density is around 1640 inhabitants / km². The city was founded on December 17, 1958. The center of the city is 53 meters above sea level.

On the outskirts in Piranji do Norte is the largest cashew tree in the world . The Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno missile launch center is also in the immediate vicinity .

The human development index of 0.766 is the highest of any municipality in the state.