Canguaretama
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Canguaretama | |
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| Municipality of Canguaretama | |
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  Canguaretama Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°23′S 35°08′W / 6.383°S 35.133°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Leste Potiguar |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 29,668 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Canguaretama is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 245.485 square kilometers (94.782 sq mi), of which 6.6117 square kilometres (2.5528 sq mi) is urban, it is located 65 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,746 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 29,668 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 19th most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The territory of Canguaretama covers 245.485 square kilometers (94.782 sq mi),[1] of which 6.6117 square kilometres (2.5528 sq mi) constitutes the urban area.[2] It sits at an average altitude of 5 meters above sea level.[3] Canguaretama borders these municipalities: to the north, Tibau do Sul and Goianinha; to the south, Pedro Velho, Baía Formosa, and Mataraca from the state of Paraíba; to the east, Vila Flor and Baía Formosa; and to the west, Espírito Santo and Pedro Velho.[4] The city is located 65 km from the state capital Natal,[5] and 1,746 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 Canguaretama, within the intermediate region of Natal.[7] Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Litoral Sul in the mesoregion of Leste Potiguar.[8][9]