Brejinho, Rio Grande do Norte
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Brejinho, Rio Grande do Norte | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Potiguar |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 12,202 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Brejinho is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 61.559 square kilometers (23.768 sq mi), of which 2.7031 square kilometres (1.0437 sq mi) is urban, it is located 47 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,737 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 12,202 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 49th most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The territory of Brejinho covers 61.559 square kilometers (23.768 sq mi),[1] of which 2.7031 square kilometres (1.0437 sq mi) constitutes the urban area.[2] It sits at an average altitude of 144 meters above sea level.[3] Brejinho borders these municipalities: to the north, Monte Alegre and Lagoa de Pedras; to the south, Passagem; to the east, Monte Alegre and Jundiá; and to the west, Lagoa de Pedras and Santo Antônio.[4] The city is located 47 km from the state capital Natal,[5] and 1,737 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 Natal, within the intermediate region of Natal.[7] Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Agreste Potiguar in the mesoregion of Agreste Potiguar.[8][9]