Maricá, Rio de Janeiro
| City of Maricá - Rio de Janeiro | |||
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 Location in the Rio de Janeiro state. |
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Washington Luiz Cardoso (Quaquá) (2009 – 2012) (PT) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 362 km2 (140 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||
| Population (est. IBGE/2015 ) | |||
| • City | 146.549 | ||
| • Density | 661.3/km2 (1,713/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 1,795,015 | ||
| Time zone | Brasilia Time Zone (UTC-3) | ||
Coordinates: 22°55′08″S 42°49′08″W / 22.91889°S 42.81889°W
Maricá, Rio de Janeiro is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
Maricá is a city of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and 25 miles away from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The municipality contains part of the 2,400 hectares (5,900 acres) Serra da Tiririca State Park, created in 1991.
Its population was 146.549 (2015).
Its area is 362,571 km².
Maricá has an airport, the Maricá Airport. Maricá is served by the roads BR-116 and RJ-104.
Maricá has received many royalties from the Brazilian energy company Petrobras, because of the Campos Basin and Santos Basin oil field.
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