Coronel Ezequiel
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Coronel Ezequiel | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Coronel Ezequiel Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°23′S 36°11′W / 6.383°S 36.183°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Potiguar |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,117 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Coronel Ezequiel is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 185.748 square kilometers (71.718 sq mi), of which 0.8866 square kilometres (0.3423 sq mi) is urban, it is located 129 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,650 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 5,117 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 114th most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The territory of Coronel Ezequiel covers 185.748 square kilometers (71.718 sq mi),[1] of which 0.8866 square kilometres (0.3423 sq mi) constitutes the urban area.[2] It sits at an average altitude of 584 meters above sea level.[3] Coronel Ezequiel borders these municipalities: to the north, Campo Redondo and Santa Cruz; to the south, Jaçanã; to the east, São Bento do Trairi; and to the west, the state of Paraíba.[4] The city is located 129 km from the state capital Natal,[5] and 1,650 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 Borborema Potiguar in the mesoregion of Agreste Potiguar.[8][9]