City profile · Brazil · South America
Mossoró
City population
264,577
#114
in Brazil
#3
in Rio Grande do Norte
#2,162
worldwide
-5.188, -37.344 · 1,650 km from Brasília
About Mossoró
Mossoró is a city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil with a population of 264,577. It is the 114th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 2,162nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,650 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 33
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-5.188, -37.344
Record updated
2026-07-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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