Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro

22°46′55″S 43°25′44″W

The Municipality of Mesquita
Municipality
Flag Seal
Localization of Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro.
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 [1]
• 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.