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
Flag of The Municipality of Mesquita
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Official seal of The Municipality of Mesquita
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Localization of Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro.
Localization of Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro.
Coordinates: 22°48′19″S 43°24′55.91″W / 22.80528°S 43.4155306°W / -22.80528; -43.4155306Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Rio de JaneiroFoundedSeptember 25, 1999Government
 • MayorJorge Lúcio Ferreira Miranda (PSDB)Area • Total39.062 km2 (15.082 sq mi) • Land41.490 km2 (16.019 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total176,569 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3Websitewww.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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ Parque Estadual do Mendanha (in Portuguese), INEA, retrieved 2017-01-15
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