Map of Natal, Brazil

Natal is the administrative centre of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with a population of about 896,708. It lies at 5.7950°S, 35.2094°W. Natal is about 1,777 km (1,104 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is São Gonçalo do Amarante, 13 km to the west.

Natal at a glance

Where is Natal?

• The 18th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Rio Grande do Norte on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 47 min on the shortest day to 12 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Natal

• São Gonçalo do Amarante — 13 km west
• Parnamirim — 15 km southwest
• Extremoz — 15 km northwest
• Macaíba — 17 km southwest
• Ceará Mirim — 30 km northwest
• São José de Mipibu — 31 km south
• João Câmara — 73 km northwest
• Nova Cruz — 80 km south
• Santa Cruz — 102 km southwest
• Mamanguape — 116 km south

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Norte

• Parnamirim — 271,713
• Mossoró — 264,577
• São Gonçalo do Amarante — 115,838
• Macaíba — 81,821
• Ceará Mirim — 79,115
• Extremoz — 61,635
• Caicó — 61,146
• Açu — 56,496
• São José de Mipibu — 47,286
• Currais Novos — 44,905

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.