Brejinho, Rio Grande do Norte

Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil

Brejinho, Rio Grande do Norte

Municipality

Flag

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.

## Geography

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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]

## Demographics

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In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 12,202 inhabitants and ranked 46th in the state that year (out of 167 municipalities),[10] with 50.94% female and 49.06% male,[11] resulting in a sex ratio of 96.30 (9,630 men for every 10,000 women),[12] compared to 11,577 inhabitants in the 2010 census (77.09% living in the urban area),[13] when it held the 50th state position.[14] Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Brejinho changed at an annual geometric growth rate of 0.44%.[15] Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 67.37% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 21.66% were under fifteen, and 10.97% were 65 or older.[16] The population density in 2022 was 198.22 inhabitants per square kilometer.[17] There were 4.197 housing units with an average of 2.9 inhabitants per household.[18]

The municipality's Human Development Index (HDI-M) was considered medium, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). According to the 2010 report published in 2013, its value was 0.592, ranking 137th in the state and 4,590th nationally (out of 5,565 municipalities),[19] and the Gini coefficient rose from 0.4 in 2003[20] to 0.5 in 2010.[21] Considering only the longevity index, its value is 0.722, the income index is 0.585, and the education index is 0.492.[19]

## See also

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* List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte

## References

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1. ^ IBGE (2022). "Brasil / Rio Grande do Norte / Brejinho". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
2. ^ IBGE (2019). "Tabela 8418 - Áreas urbanizadas, Loteamento vazio, Área total mapeada e Subcategorias". Retrieved 16 December 2024.
3. ^ "Rio Grande do Norte". Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
4. ^ Institute of Economic Development and Environment of Rio Grande do Norte (IDEMA-RN) (2013). "Perfil do seu município: Brejinho" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
5. ^ "Distância entre Natal - RN, Brazil e Brejinho - RN, Brazil". Distância Entre as Cidades. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
6. ^ "Distância entre Brasilia - DF, Brazil e Brejinho - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil". Distância Entre as Cidades. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
7. ^ IBGE (2024). "DTB_2024.zip" (Zip file) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2025. RELATORIO_DTB_BRASIL_2024_MUNICIPIOS.ods within zip file.
8. ^ "Divisão regional do Brasil em mesorregiões e microrregiões geográficas" (PDF). Biblioteca IBGE. 1. IBGE: 44–45. 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
9. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
10. ^ IBGE (2022). "Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2022". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
11. ^ IBGE (2022). "Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade". Retrieved 16 December 2024.
12. ^ IBGE (2022). "População residente / Sexo / Razão de sexo". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
13. ^ IBGE (2010). "Tabela 608 - População residente, por situação do domicílio e sexo". Retrieved 22 December 2024.
14. ^ IBGE (2010). "Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2010". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
15. ^ IBGE (2022). "População residente / Taxa de crescimento geométrico ( Unidade: % )". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
16. ^ IBGE (2022). "Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade". Retrieved 22 December 2024.
17. ^ IBGE (2022). "Território / Densidade demográfica ( Unidade: habitantes por quilômetro quadrado )". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
18. ^ IBGE (2022). "Tabela 4712 - Domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados, Moradores em domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados e Média de moradores em domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
19. ^ a b "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
20. ^ IBGE (2003). "Mapa de pobreza e desigualdade". Retrieved 21 December 2024.
21. ^ IBGE (2010). "Índice de Gini da renda domiciliar per capita segundo Município". DataSUS. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

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