Caicó
Caicó
City of Prince | |
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Municipality | |
Caicó | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Mesoregion | Central Potiguar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Mayor | Judas Tadeu Alves dos Santos PSDB |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 61,146 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Caicó | |
Caicó is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 1,228.583 square kilometers (474.359 sq mi), of which 14.0727 square kilometres (5.4335 sq mi) is urban, it is located 222 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,572 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 61,146 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the eighth most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.