Riachão (São Bento)

Riachão
Village
Riachão
Coordinates: 6°28′02″S 37°24′42″W / 6.467128°S 37.411795°W / -6.467128; -37.411795Coordinates: 6°28′02″S 37°24′42″W / 6.467128°S 37.411795°W / -6.467128; -37.411795[1]
Country Brazil
State Paraíba
Municipality São Bento
Zona Rural area
Population
 • Total 742

Riachão (Portuguese Riachão) is a village near São Bento in Paraíba state, Brazil. With 742 inhabitants it is the largest settlement in the city.[2]

Etymology

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Wikimapia - Location". wikimapia.org.
  2. ↑ http://wikimapia.org/#lang=pt&lat=-6.467341&lon=-37.415131&z=17&m=b
  3. ↑ "São Bento recebe mais de 96 mil reais em recursos suplementares para manutenção de creches". saobentoemfoco.com.br. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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