Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro
22°46′55″S 43°25′44″W / 22.78194°S 43.42889°W / -22.78194; -43.42889
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Localization of Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro.
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(2020 [2])
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.
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Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Baixadas
Bacia de São João |
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Centro Fluminense
Cantagalo-Cordeiro | |
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Nova Friburgo | |
Santa Maria Madalena | |
Três Rios |
Metropolitana do
Rio de Janeiro
Itaguaí | |
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Macacu-Caceribu | |
Microregion Rio de Janeiro | |
Serrana | |
Vassouras |
Noroeste Fluminense
Itaperuna | |
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Santo Antônio de Pádua |
Norte Fluminense
Campos dos Goytacazes | |
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Macaé |
Sul Fluminense
Baía da Ilha Grande | |
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Barra do Piraí | |
Vale do Paraíba Fluminense |
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