Antônio Martins
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Antônio Martins | |
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Municipality | |
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  Antônio Martins Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°12′S 37°53′W / 6.200°S 37.883°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Oeste Potiguar |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,577 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Antônio Martins is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 244.897 square kilometers (94.555 sq mi), of which 1.9265 square kilometres (0.7438 sq mi) is urban, it is located 300 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,525 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 6,577 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 93rd most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The territory of Antônio Martins covers 244.897 square kilometers (94.555 sq mi),[1] of which 1.9265 square kilometres (0.7438 sq mi) constitutes the urban area.[2] It sits at an average altitude of 312 meters above sea level.[3] Antônio Martins borders these municipalities: to the north, Martins, Frutuoso Gomes, and Serrinha dos Pintos; to the south, Alexandria and João Dias; to the east, Almino Afonso and Catolé do Rocha (Paraíba); and to the west, Marcelino Vieira, Pau dos Ferros, and Pilões.[4] The city is located 300 km from the state capital Natal,[5] and 1,525 km from the federal capital Brasília.[6]
Under the territorial division established in 2017 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the immediate geographical region of Pau dos Ferros, within the intermediate region of Mossoró.[7] Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Umarizal in the mesoregion of Oeste Potiguar.[8][9]