Natal
municipality of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil
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Summary
Natal is a municipality of Brazil[1]. Natal ranks in the top 0.39% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,983 views/month, #19 of 4,882).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rio Grande do Norte[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Potengi River[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Shares border with: São Gonçalo do Amarante[7], Extremoz[8], Parnamirim[9], Macaíba[10]
- Anthem: Anthem of Natal[11]
- Named after: Christmas[12]
- Flag: flag of Natal[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Bethlehem[14], Córdoba[15], Porto Alegre[16], Rio de Janeiro[17], Salvador[18]
- Legislative body: municipal chamber of Natal[19]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Natal[20]
- Postal code: 59000-000[21]
- Part of: Natal[22], Greater Natal[23]
- Commons category: Natal (Rio Grande do Norte)[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[25], UTC−02:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 84[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1599[28]
- Official website: https://www.natal.rn.gov.br/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Natal, Rio Grande do Norte[30]
- Commons gallery: Natal (Rio Grande do Norte)[31]
- Human Development Index: 0.763[32]
- Population: 877,662[33], 853,929[34], 890,480[35], 896,708[36], 751,300[37], 712,317[38], 803,739[39], 784,249[40], 785,368[41], 798,065[42], 806,203[43], 810,780[44], 817,590[45], 853,928[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Natal include Greater Natal International Airport[47], an international airport[48], in Brazil[49].
Why It Matters
Natal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Natal is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Natal include Greater Natal International Airport[47], an international airport[48], in Brazil[49].