List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Norte (English: Great River of the North)[1] is a state located in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

According to the 2010 Census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Rio Grande do Norte has a population of 3,168,133 inhabitants over 52,797 square kilometres (20,385 sq mi), which makes it the 16th largest state by population and the 22nd largest by area, out of 26 states.

The land that became Rio Grande do Norte was a donatário to João de Barros, the factor of the House of India and Mina, from John III of Portugal in 1535;[6] prior to that, the Portuguese Crown owned the land.

[7] The French, who trafficked Brazil wood in the area, had a foothold on the land until the Portuguese expelled them in 1598.

[8] In 1701, Rio Grande do Norte joined the Captaincy of Pernambuco, and became a province in 1822 and a state of Brazil in 1889.