Angicos
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Angicos is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of {{Convert|741.582|km²|sp=us}}, of which {{Convert|3.4712|km²}} is urban, it is located 155 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,671 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 11,632 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 49th most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Geography
The territory of Angicos covers {{Convert|741.582|km²|sp=us}},{{Cite web |last=IBGE |title=Brasil / Rio Grande do Norte / Angicos |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/panorama |access-date=2025-06-18}} of which {{Convert|3.4712|km²}} constitutes the urban area.{{cite web |year=2019 |title=Tabela 8418 - Áreas urbanizadas, Loteamento vazio, Área total mapeada e Subcategorias |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/8418#/n3/23/n6/2400802/v/12749/p/all/d/v12749%204/l/v,p,t/resultado |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=IBGE}} It sits at an average altitude of 110 meters above sea level.{{Cite web |title=Rio Grande do Norte |url=http://www.urbanizacao.cnpm.embrapa.br/conteudo/uf/rn.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612212935/http://www.urbanizacao.cnpm.embrapa.br/conteudo/uf/rn.html |archive-date=2007-06-12 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website= |publisher=Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation}} Angicos borders these municipalities: to the north, Afonso Bezerra and Pedro Avelino; to the south, Santana do Matos and Fernando Pedroza; to the east, Pedro Velho, Pedro Avelino again, and Lajes; and to the west, Itajá and Ipanguaçu.{{cite web |author=Institute of Economic Development and Environment of Rio Grande do Norte (IDEMA-RN) |date=2013 |title=Perfil do seu município: Angicos |url=http://adcon.rn.gov.br/ACERVO/idema/DOC/DOC000000000016661.PDF |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=10 February 2022}} The city is located 155 km from the state capital Natal,{{cite web |title=Distância entre Natal - RN, Brazil e Angicos - RN, Brazil |url=https://www.distanciaentreascidades.com.br/distancia-de-natal-rn-brazil-ate-angicos-rn |access-date=14 December 2024 |website=Distância Entre as Cidades}} and 1,671 km from the federal capital Brasília.{{cite web |title=Distância entre Brasilia - DF, Brazil e Angicos - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |url=https://www.distanciaentreascidades.com.br/distancia-de-brasilia-df-brazil-ate-angicos-rn-brazil |access-date=25 July 2014 |website=Distância Entre as Cidades}}
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 Açu, within the intermediate region of Mossoró.{{cite web |last=IBGE |date=2024 |title=DTB_2024.zip |url=http://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/divisao_territorial/2016/ |access-date=29 April 2025 |publisher= |language=pt-br |format=Zip file}} RELATORIO_DTB_BRASIL_2024_MUNICIPIOS.ods within zip file. Previously, under the microregion and mesoregion divisions, it was part of the microregion of Angicos in the mesoregion of Central Potiguar.{{cite journal |year=1990 |title=Divisão regional do Brasil em mesorregiões e microrregiões geográficas |url=http://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv2269_1.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Biblioteca IBGE |publisher=IBGE |volume=1 |page=44–45 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925170313/http://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv2269_1.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2017 |access-date=25 September 2017}}{{cite web |date=1 July 2008 |title=Divisão Territorial do Brasil |url=ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/Organizacao/Divisao_Territorial/2008/DTB_2008.zip |access-date=11 October 2008 |work=Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)}}
Demographics
In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 11,632 inhabitants and ranked only 49th in the state that year (out of 167 municipalities),{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2022 |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122232 |access-date=2024-09-06}} with 51.68% female and 48.32% male,{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/9514#/n6/2400802/v/all/p/all/c2/all/c287/100362/c286/113635/d/v1000093%202/l/v,p+c2+c287,t+c286/resultado |access-date=2024-12-16}} resulting in a sex ratio of 93.51 (9,351 men for every 10,000 women),{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=População residente / Sexo / Razão de sexo |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122248 |access-date=2024-09-06}} compared to 11,549 inhabitants in the 2010 census (87.32% living in the urban area),{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2010 |title=Tabela 608 - População residente, por situação do domicílio e sexo |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/608#/n6/2400802/v/all/p/all/c1/all/c2/all/d/v1000093%202/l/v,p+c1,t+c2/resultado |access-date=December 22, 2024}} when it held the 51st state position.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2010 |title=Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2010 |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/pesquisa/23/27652?detalhes=true&tipo=ranking&indicador=27665 |access-date=2024-09-06}} Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Angicos changed at an annual geometric growth rate of 0.06%.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=População residente / Taxa de crescimento geométrico ( Unidade: % ) |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122278 |access-date=2024-09-06}} Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 69.31% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 18.64% were under fifteen, and 12.02% were 65 or older.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=Tabela 9514 - População residente, por sexo, idade e forma de declaração da idade |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/9514#/n6/2400802/v/all/p/all/c2/6794/c287/6653,49108,49109,60040,60041,93070,93084,93085,93086,93087,93088,93089,93090,93091,93092,93093,93094,93095,93096,93097,93098,100362/c286/113635/d/v1000093%202/l/v,p+c2+c287,t+c286/resultado |access-date=December 22, 2024}} The population density in 2022 was 15.69 inhabitants per square kilometer,{{cite web |author=IBGE |title=Território / Densidade demográfica ( Unidade: habitantes por quilômetro quadrado ) |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122231 |access-date=2024-09-06}} with an average of 2.94 inhabitants per household.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=Tabela 4712 - Domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados, Moradores em domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados e Média de moradores em domicílios particulares permanentes ocupados |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/4712#/n6/2400802/v/all/p/all/d/v5930%202/l/v,p,t/resultado |access-date=2024-01-06}}
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 0.624, ranking 16th in the state and 2,870th nationally (out of 5,565 municipalities),{{cite web |date=2010 |title=Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/Ranking-IDHM-Municipios-2010.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610114916/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/Ranking-IDHM-Municipios-2010.aspx |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2010 |work=Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano |publisher=United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)}} and the Gini coefficient rose from 0.4 in 2003{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2003 |title=Mapa de pobreza e desigualdade |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/angicos/pesquisa/36/30246?ano=2003 |access-date=2024-12-21}} to 0.53 in 2010.{{Cite web |last=IBGE |date=2010 |title=Índice de Gini da renda domiciliar per capita segundo Município |url=http://tabnet.datasus.gov.br/cgi/ibge/censo/cnv/ginibr.def |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=DataSUS}} Considering only the longevity index, its value is 0.756, the income index is 0.606, and the education index is 0.53.
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