Barcelona, Rio Grande do Norte
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Barcelona, Rio Grande do Norte | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Potiguar |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,986 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Barcelona is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 152.626 square kilometers (58.929 sq mi), of which 0.6748 square kilometres (0.2605 sq mi) is urban, it is located 81 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,706 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 3,986 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 133rd most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The territory of Barcelona covers 152.626 square kilometers (58.929 sq mi),[1] of which 0.6748 square kilometres (0.2605 sq mi) constitutes the urban area.[2] It sits at an average altitude of 124 meters above sea level.[3] Barcelona borders these municipalities: to the north, Ruy Barbosa and Riachuelo; to the south, Lagoa de Velhos and Sítio Novo; to the east, São Paulo do Potengi, Lagoa de Velhos, and Riachuelo; and to the west, São Tomé.[4] The city is located 81 km from the state capital Natal,[5] and 1,706 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 São Paulo do Potengi, within the intermediate region of Natal.[7] Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Borborema Potiguar in the mesoregion of Agreste Potiguar.[8][9]