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Natal

Rio Grande do Nortecity

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Total population

751,300

Coordinates-5.81°, -35.21°

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City facts

Overview

Natal is a major city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The population stands at approximately 751,300. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at -5.805°, -35.208°. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,107 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-5.8054
Longitude
-35.2081
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,133
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    237
  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    177
  • Southern House-Wren
    Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
    154
  • Picui Ground-Dove
    Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    151
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    142
  • Roadside Hawk
    Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    142
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    140
  • Common Waxbill
    Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    133

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2010-01-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Josué Antão do Nascimento
Brazilian politician
T
Tarcisio Fernandes de Oliveira
Brazilian politician
C
Clovis Barbosa de Oliveira Junior
Brazilian politician
T
Thiago Soares Vieira
Brazilian politician
E
Edson Valban Tinoco de Oliveira
Brazilian politician
A
Adelson Martins
Brazilian politician
V
Valleska Rayure da Costa Protasio Lisboa
Brazilian politician
C
Clonny Capistrano Maia de Lima
Brazilian politician
J
Jailson Tavares de Morais
Brazilian politician
F
Francisco Potiguar Cavalcanti Neto
Brazilian politician
B
Bruno Mooneyhan
Brazilian model
Luiz Gonzaga dos Santos
Luiz Gonzaga dos Santos
Aldo Parisot
Aldo Parisot
Brazilian-American music educator and cellist
Aldemo Garcia
Aldemo Garcia
Brazilian diplomat
A
André Ramos Silva
politician from Brazil
A
Augusto Jose Carreras Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
politician from Brazil

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rio Grande do Norte

Browse all places in Rio Grande do Norte →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.77
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,107

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Natal

Graph transformations
ICGT 2006 (2006 Natal, Brazil) · 2006
Sibgrapi 2005: XVIII Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing
Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do No · 2005
Theoretical aspects of computing-- ICTAC 2010
Theoretical aspects of computing-- ICTAC 2010
ICTAC 2010 (2010 Natal, Brazil) · 2010
II Encontro dos Bispos do Nordeste, Natal - maio de 1959
II Encontro dos Bispos do Nordeste, Natal - maio de 1959
Encontro dos Bispos do Nordeste (2nd 1959 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) · 1959
Theoretical aspects of computing
Theoretical aspects of computing
Kamel Barkaoui · 2006
Anais da XX Conferência Nacional dos Advogados
Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil. Conferência Nacional · 2009
Grande Natal
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (State). Secretaria do Planejamento. · 1977
Asas sobre Natal
João Alves de Melo · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Atlantic Anchoveta
Atlantic Anchoveta
Cetengraulis edentulus
Seen 2026-10-03
Variable Ladybird Beetle
Variable Ladybird Beetle
Coelophora inaequalis
Seen 2026-09-30
Yellow-banded Polybia Wasp
Yellow-banded Polybia Wasp
Polybia occidentalis
Seen 2026-09-30
Nagurus nanus
Nagurus nanus
Nagurus nanus
Seen 2026-09-28
Eugenia azeda
Eugenia azeda
Eugenia azeda
Seen 2026-09-27
Orcus Checkered-Skipper
Orcus Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius orcus
Seen 2026-09-26
Methona singularis
Methona singularis
Methona singularis
Seen 2026-09-26
peacock flower
peacock flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Seen 2026-09-26
Peters' Lava Lizard
Peters' Lava Lizard
Tropidurus hispidus
Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2408102
UF
RN
Mesorregião
Leste Potiguar
Microrregião
Natal

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br