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Água Nova
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Água Nova | |
| settlement_type | Municipality | |
| official_name | Municipality of Água Nova | |
| native_name | ||
| motto | ||
| image_skyline | Água Nova, Rio Grande do Norte (Brasil).jpg | |
| image_flag | Bandeira de Água Nova (RN).png | |
| image_seal | Brasão de Água Nova (RN).png | |
| image_map | RioGrandedoNorte Municip AguaNova.svg | |
| map_caption | Location in Rio Grande do Norte | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Brazil | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Brazil | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region | |
| subdivision_name1 | Nordeste | |
| subdivision_type2 | State | |
| subdivision_name2 | Rio Grande do Norte | |
| subdivision_type3 | Mesoregion | |
| subdivision_name3 | Oeste Potiguar | |
| subdivision_name4 | ||
| established_title | ||
| established_date | ||
| unit_pref | Imperial | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_total | 2,946 | |
| population_density_km2 | ||
| timezone | UTC -3 | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- | |
| elevation_ft | ||
| <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type |
Água Nova is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 50.684 km², of which 0.7441 km² is urban, it is located 344 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,496 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 2,946 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 151st most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Geography
The territory of Água Nova covers 50.684 km², of which 0.7441 km² constitutes the urban area. It sits at an average altitude of 277 meters above sea level. The city is located 344 km from the state capital Natal, and 1,496 km from the federal capital Brasília.
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 Pau dos Ferros, within the intermediate region of Mossoró. Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Serra de São Miguel in the mesoregion of Oeste Potiguar.
Demographics
In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 2,946 inhabitants and ranked only 151st in the state that year (out of 167 municipalities), with 51.05% female and 48.95% male, resulting in a sex ratio of 95.88 (9,588 men for every 10,000 women), compared to 2,980 inhabitants in the 2010 census (64.03% living in the urban area), when it held the 150th state position. Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Água Nova changed at an annual geometric growth rate of -0.1%. Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 68.01% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 20.16% were under fifteen, and 11.85% were 65 or older. The population density in 2022 was 58.12 inhabitants per square kilometer, with an average of 2.97 inhabitants per household.
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 0.616, ranking 64th in the state and 3,771th nationally (out of 5,565 municipalities), and the Gini coefficient rose from 0.39 in 2003 to 0.46 in 2010. Considering only the longevity index, its value is 0.776, the education index is 0.572, and the income index is 0.527.
References
References
- IBGE. "Brasil / Rio Grande do Norte / Água Nova".
- (2019). "Tabela 8418 - Áreas urbanizadas, Loteamento vazio, Área total mapeada e Subcategorias". IBGE.
- "Água Nova, RN - Informações sobre o município e a prefeitura".
- "Distância entre Natal - RN, Brazil e Água Nova - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil".
- "Distância entre Brasília e Água Nova".
- IBGE. (2024). "DTB_2024.zip".
- (1990). "Divisão regional do Brasil em mesorregiões e microrregiões geográficas". IBGE.
- (1 July 2008). "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).
- IBGE. (2022). "Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2022".
- IBGE. (2022). "Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade".
- IBGE. (2022). "População residente / Sexo / Razão de sexo".
- IBGE. (2010). "Tabela 608 - População residente, por situação do domicílio e sexo".
- IBGE. (2010). "Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2010".
- IBGE. (2022). "População residente / Taxa de crescimento geométrico ( Unidade: % )".
- IBGE. (2022). "Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade".
- IBGE. "Território / Densidade demográfica ( Unidade: habitantes por quilômetro quadrado )".
- IBGE. (2022). "Tabela 4712 - Domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados, Moradores em domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados e Média de moradores em domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados".
- (2010). "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
- IBGE. (2003). "Mapa de pobreza e desigualdade".
- IBGE. (2010). "Índice de Gini da renda domiciliar per capita segundo Município".
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