Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Natal is a Brazilian city, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has about 780,000 inhabitants and an area of 170 square kilometres (66 square miles).
Municipality of Natal | |
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Coordinates: 05°47′S 35°12′W / 5.783°S 35.200°WCoordinates: 05°47′S 35°12′W / 5.783°S 35.200°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Rio Grande do Norte |
Founded | December 25, 1599 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Álvaro Dias (PSDB) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 167.3 km2 (65.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 751,300 |
• Density | 4,490.7/km2 (11,496.6/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,631,016 |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Postal code | 59000-001 to 59139-999 |
HDI (2010) | 0.763 – high[2] |
Website | www |
Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte Media
The Three Wise Men fort is a Bastion fortress constructed by the Portuguese in 1598.
Following a conference on board USS Humboldt (AVP-21) in the Potengi River harbor at Natal, President Roosevelt and President Getúlio Vargas of Brazil were photographed on deck with Harry Hopkins, Chairman of the British-American Assignment Board, (left), and Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, January 1943.
School of Science and Technology of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.
Natal Dunes State Park is considered the second largest urban park in Brazil.
Seahorses in Natal Aquarium
References
- ↑ IBGE 2021
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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