Coronel Ezequiel

Coronel Ezequiel
Municipality
Coronel Ezequiel
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 6°23′S 36°11′W / 6.383°S 36.183°W / -6.383; -36.183
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateRio Grande do Norte
MesoregionAgreste Potiguar
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
5,117
Time zoneUTC -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.

Geography

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]

Demographics

In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 5,117 inhabitants and ranked 114th in the state that year (out of 167 municipalities),[10] with 50.32% female and 49.68% male,[11] resulting in a sex ratio of 101.3 (10,130 men for every 10,000 women),[12] compared to 5,405 inhabitants in the 2010 census (42.05% living in the urban area),[13] when it held the 110th state position.[14] Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Coronel Ezequiel changed at an annual geometric growth rate of -0.46%.[15] Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 67.09% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 19.46% were under fifteen, and 13.44% were 65 or older.[16] The population density in 2022 was 27.55 inhabitants per square kilometer.[17] There were 1,883 housing units with an average of 2.72 inhabitants per household.[18]

The municipality's Human Development Index (HDI-M) was considered low, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). According to the 2010 report published in 2013, its value was 0.587, ranking 132th in the state and 4,467th nationally (out of 5,565 municipalities),[19] and the Gini coefficient rose from 0.4 in 2003[20] to 0.54 in 2010.[21] Considering only the longevity index, its value is 0.778, the income index is 0.545, and the education index is 0.476.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE (2022). "Brasil / Rio Grande do Norte / Coronel Ezequiel". 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: Coronel Ezequiel" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Distância entre Natal - RN, Brazil e Coronel Ezequiel - RN, Brazil". Distância Entre as Cidades. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Distância entre Brasilia - DF, Brazil e Coronel Ezequiel - 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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