Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Municipality of Mesquita | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 22°48′19″S 43°24′55.91″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Rio de Janeiro |
Founded | September 25, 1999 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jorge Lúcio Ferreira Miranda (PSDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 39.062 km2 (15.082 sq mi) |
• Land | 41.490 km2 (16.019 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 176,569 |
• Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Website | www.mesquita.rj.gov.br |
Mesquita (Portuguese for 'mosque'; pronounced [mesˈkitɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 176,569 (2020) and its area is 42 km2 (16 sq mi).[1]
The municipality contains part of the 4,398 hectares (10,870 acres) Mendanha State Park, created in 2013.[3] The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms (fazendas) in the present central region of the municipality.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.