Ceará-Mirim

Ceará-Mirim
Location in Rio Grande do Norte state
Ceará-Mirim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°38′S 35°26′W / 5.633°S 35.433°W / -5.633; -35.433
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateRio Grande do Norte
Area
 • Total
724.838 km2 (279.862 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
79,115
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Ceará-Mirim is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of 724.838 square kilometers (279.862 sq mi), of which 28.5233 square kilometres (11.0129 sq mi) is urban, it is located 30 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,771 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 79,115 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the sixth most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.