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Natal

South America

Natal is a Brazilian municipality and the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, in Brazil's Northeast Region. Its population was about 784,200 in 2025, with the Greater Natal metropolitan area exceeding 1.5 million. Founded on Christmas Day 1599 along the Potengi River and briefly held by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, Natal was judged one of the world's four most strategic points by the United States during the Second World War and later became home to South America's first rocket launch base, earning it the nickname "Space Capital of Brazil."

Facts
Population
784,249 1
Area (sq km)
167.3 1
Founding Year
1599 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
30 1
Latitude
5.783333 degrees south 1
Longitude
35.2 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    784,249
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    167.3
  • Infobox (wikitext), elevation_m
    elevation_m = 30
  • History section
    Founded on Christmas Day in 1599 on the banks of the Potengi River
  • Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
    {"lat":-5.78333333,"lon":-35.2}
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Wikidata: Natal
Wikidata Q131620, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Natal (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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