Cachoeiras de Macacu

Cachoeiras de Macacu
Municipality
Município de Cachoeiras de Macacu
Avenue Floriano Peixoto
Avenue Floriano Peixoto
Flag of Cachoeiras de Macacu
Flag
Coat of arms of Cachoeiras de Macacu
Coat of arms
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Cachoeiras de Macacu is located in Brazil
Cachoeiras de Macacu
Cachoeiras de Macacu
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°27′46″S 42°39′10″W / 22.46278°S 42.65278°W / -22.46278; -42.65278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoRafael Muzzi de Miranda (PP)
Area
 • Total
955.806 km2 (369.039 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
59,303
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Websiteprefeituracachoeiras.com

Cachoeiras de Macacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃuˈejɾɐz dʒi mɐkɐˈku]; means "Macacu Waterfalls" in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 59,303 (2020)[2] and its area is 956 km2 (369 sq mi).[3] Next to neighboring Rio Bonito municipality, it can be considered an exurb of Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolis.

Its mayor is Rafael Muzzi de Miranda.[4][5]

Conservation

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.[6] It held 76% of the 4,920-hectare (12,200-acre) Paraíso Ecological Station, created in 1987 and now integrated into the Três Picos State Park.[7] It contains 49% of the 46,350-hectare (114,500-acre) Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.[8] It contains part of the 19,508-hectare (48,210-acre) Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ "Population". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística/ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ↑ IBGE - "Cidadesat". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Eleições 2024: Rafael Miranda, do PP, é eleito prefeito de Cachoeiras de Macacu no 1º turno". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ↑ "Prefeito e vereadores de Cachoeiras de Macacu tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  6. ↑ Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, p. 13, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-07, retrieved 2016-10-02
  7. ↑ ESEC do Paraíso (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  8. ↑ PES dos Três Picos (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  9. ↑ APA da Bacia do Rio Macacu (in Portuguese), INEA: Instituto estadual do ambiente, archived from the original on 2016-10-10, retrieved 2016-10-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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