Bodó
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Bodó is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. With an area of {{Convert|253.519|km²|sp=us}}, of which {{Convert|0.5772|km²}} is urban, it is located 135 km from Natal, the state capital, and 1,663 km from Brasília, the federal capital. Its population in the 2022 demographic census was 2,306 inhabitants, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), ranking as the 162nd most populous municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Geography
The territory of Bodó covers {{Convert|253.519|km²|sp=us}},{{Cite web |last=IBGE |date=2022 |title=Brasil / Rio Grande do Norte / Bodó |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/bodo/panorama |access-date=2025-06-18}} of which {{Convert|0.5772|km²}} constitutes the urban area.{{cite web |last=IBGE |year=2019 |title=Tabela 8418 - Áreas urbanizadas, Loteamento vazio, Área total mapeada e Subcategorias |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/8418#/n3/23/n6/2401651/v/12749/p/all/d/v12749%204/l/v,p,t/resultado |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=}} It sits at an average altitude of 560 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}} Bodó borders these municipalities: to the north, Santana do Matos; to the south, Cerro Corá and Lagoa Nova; to the east, Cerro Corá; and to the west, Santana do Matos.{{cite web |author=Institute of Economic Development and Environment of Rio Grande do Norte (IDEMA-RN) |date=2013 |title=Perfil do seu município: Bodó |url=http://adcon.rn.gov.br/ACERVO/idema/DOC/DOC000000000016650.PDF |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=10 February 2022}} The city is located 135 km from the state capital Natal,{{cite web |title=Distância entre Natal - RN, Brazil e Bodó - RN, Brazil |url=https://www.distanciaentreascidades.com.br/distancia-de-natal-rn-brazil-ate-bodo-rn |access-date=14 December 2024 |website=Distância Entre as Cidades}} and 1,663 km from the federal capital Brasília.{{cite web |title=Distância entre Brasilia - DF, Brazil e Bodó - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |url=https://www.distanciaentreascidades.com.br/distancia-de-brasilia-df-brazil-ate-bodo-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 Currais Novos, within the intermediate region of Caicó.{{cite web |last=IBGE |date=2024 |title=DTB_2024.zip |url=http://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/divisao_territorial/2024/ |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 Serra de Santana in the mesoregion of Central Potiguar.{{cite web |last=IBGE |date=2016 |title=DTB_2016_v2.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}} DTB_BRASIL_MUNICIPIO.ods within zip file.
Demographics
In the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 2,306 inhabitants and ranked 162nd 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/bodo/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122232 |access-date=2024-09-06}} with 50.43% male and 49.57% female,{{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#/n6/2401651/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 101.75 (10,175 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/bodo/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122248 |access-date=2024-09-06}} compared to 2,425 inhabitants in the 2010 census (57.44% 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#/n6/2401651/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 161st state position.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2010 |title=Sinopse / População residente ( Unidade: pessoas ) / 2010 |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/bodo/pesquisa/23/27652?detalhes=true&tipo=ranking&indicador=27665 |access-date=2024-09-06}} Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses, the population of Bodó changed at an annual geometric growth rate of -0.42%.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=População residente / Taxa de crescimento geométrico ( Unidade: % ) |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/bodo/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122278 |access-date=2024-09-06}} Regarding age group in the 2022 census, 69.82% of the inhabitants were between 15 and 64 years old, 18.34% were under fifteen, and 11.85% 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#/n6/2401651/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 9.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2022 |title=Território / Densidade demográfica ( Unidade: habitantes por quilômetro quadrado ) |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/bodo/pesquisa/10102/122229?tipo=ranking&indicador=122231 |access-date=2024-09-06}} There were 765 housing units with an average of 3.01 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#/n6/2401651/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) was considered medium, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). According to the 2010 report published in 2013, its value was 0.629, ranking 41st in the state and 3,501st 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 0.36 in 2003{{cite web |author=IBGE |date=2003 |title=Mapa de pobreza e desigualdade |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rn/bodo/pesquisa/36/30246?ano=2003 |access-date=2024-12-21}} to 0.52 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 0.772, the income index is 0.57, and the education index is 0.565.