Natal: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Rio Grande do Norte
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 896,708
• Coordinates: 5.7950° S, 35.2094° W
• Time zone: America/Fortaleza (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 1,777 km (1,104 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (NAT): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA): 153 km (95 mi), straight line
• Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV): 181 km (112 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sao Goncalo do Amarante: 13 km (8 mi)
• Parnamirim: 15 km (9 mi)
• Extremoz: 15 km (9 mi)
• Macaiba: 17 km (11 mi)
• Ceara-Mirim: 30 km (19 mi)