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Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte

Coordinates: 5°39′50″S 37°47′56″W / 5.66389°S 37.79889°W / -5.66389; -37.79889
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Apodi
Municipality
Flag of Apodi
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Official seal of Apodi
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Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateRio Grande do Norte
MesoregionOeste Potiguar
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
36,093
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
59700-000

Apodi is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 1,569.146 square kilometers (605.851 sq mi), of which 8.1944 square kilometres (3.1639 sq mi) is urban, it is located 287 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,573 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 36,093 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 13th most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Geography

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The territory of Apodi covers 1,569.146 square kilometers (605.851 sq mi),[1] of which 8.1944 square kilometres (3.1639 sq mi) constitutes the urban area.[2] It sits at an average altitude of 67 meters above sea level.[3] Apodi borders these municipalities: to the north, Governador Dix-Sept Rosado and Felipe Guerra; to the south, Umarizal, Itaú, and Severiano Melo; to the east, Caraúbas and Felipe Guerra again; and to the west, Severiano Melo and Itaú again.[4] The city is located 287 km from the state capital Natal,[5] and 1,573 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 Mossoró, within the intermediate region of Mossoró.[7] Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Chapada do Apodi in the mesoregion of Oeste Potiguar.[8][9]

Climate data for Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.9
(94.8) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		33.8
(92.8) 		35.2
(95.4) 		36.2
(97.2) 		36.3
(97.3) 		35.9
(96.6) 		34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.5
(74.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 99.3
(3.91) 		117.0
(4.61) 		172.3
(6.78) 		212.7
(8.37) 		102.6
(4.04) 		49.4
(1.94) 		31.2
(1.23) 		22.2
(0.87) 		2.1
(0.08) 		0.9
(0.04) 		3.2
(0.13) 		16.7
(0.66) 		829.6
(32.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 9 12 14 9 6 3 2 0 0 1 2 64
Mean monthly sunshine hours 244.6 221.4 236.9 239.3 255.9 240.6 260.3 289.8 291.7 309.6 299.5 274.1 3,163.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[10]

Demographics

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In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 36,093 inhabitants and ranked only 13th in the state that year (out of 167 municipalities),[11] with 50.66% female and 49.34% male,[12] resulting in a sex ratio of 97.38 (9,738 men for every 10,000 women),[13] compared to 34,763 inhabitants in the 2010 census (50.43% living in the urban area),[14] when it held the 13th state position.[15] Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Apodi changed at an annual geometric growth rate of 0.31%.[16] Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 71.28% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 17.79% were under fifteen, and 10.94% were 65 or older.[17] The population density in 2022 was 22.52 inhabitants per square kilometer,[18] with an average of 2.79 inhabitants per household.[19]

The municipality's Human Development Index (HDI-M) is considered medium, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme. According to the 2010 report published in 2013, its value was 0.639, ranking 32nd in the state and 2,870th nationally (out of 5,565 municipalities),[20] and the Gini coefficient rose from 0.39 in 2003[21] to 0.51 in 2010.[22] Considering only the longevity index, its value is 0.747, the income index is 0.611, and the education index is 0.571.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE. "Brasil / Rio Grande do Norte / Apodi". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Tabela 8418 - Áreas urbanizadas, Loteamento vazio, Área total mapeada e Subcategorias". IBGE. 2019. 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: Apodi" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Distância entre Natal - RN, Brazil e Apodi - RN, Brazil". Distância Entre as Cidades. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Distância entre Brasilia - DF, Brazil e Apodi - 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. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  11. ^ IBGE (2022). "Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2022". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ IBGE (2022). "Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade". Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  13. ^ IBGE (2022). "População residente / Sexo / Razão de sexo". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ IBGE (2010). "Tabela 608 - População residente, por situação do domicílio e sexo". Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  15. ^ IBGE (2010). "Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2010". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. ^ IBGE (2022). "População residente / Taxa de crescimento geométrico ( Unidade: % )". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  17. ^ IBGE (2022). "Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade". Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  18. ^ IBGE. "Território / Densidade demográfica ( Unidade: habitantes por quilômetro quadrado )". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ IBGE (2003). "Mapa de pobreza e desigualdade". Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  22. ^ IBGE (2010). "Índice de Gini da renda domiciliar per capita segundo Município". DataSUS. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

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