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Itaguaí Information

Itaguaí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 93,662 (2005) and its area is 272 km².[1] The city was founded in 1688.

Itaguaí is located ca. 75 km west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos (SP). Its location between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest offers great natural beauty.

The port of Itaguaí was opened in 1982. One of its main trading goods is alumina.

The city is one of the poorest areas of the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region. It serves also as dormitory town for workers of the industrial western zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itaguaí.

References

  1. ^ IBGE - [1]
Municipalities of Rio de Janeiro
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Mesoregion Baixadas
Bacia de Sao Joao Casimiro de Abreu · Rio das Ostras · Silva Jardim
Lagos Araruama · Armação dos Búzios · Arraial do Cabo · Cabo Frio · Iguaba Grande · São Pedro da Aldeia · Saquarema
Mesoregion Centro Fluminense
Cantagalo-Cordeiro Cantagalo · Carmo · Cordeiro · Macuco
Nova Friburgo Bom Jardim · Duas Barras · Nova Friburgo · Sumidouro
Santa Maria Madalena Santa Maria Madalena · São Sebastião do Alto · Trajano de Morais
Tres Rios Areal · Comendador Levy Gasparian · Paraíba do Sul · Sapucaia · Três Rios
Mesoregion Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro
Itaguai Itaguaí · Mangaratiba · Seropédica
Macacu-Caceribu Cachoeiras de Macacu · Rio Bonito
Microregion Rio de Janeiro Belford Roxo · Duque de Caxias · Guapimirim · Itaboraí · Japeri · Magé · Maricá · Nilópolis · Niterói · Mesquita · Nova Iguaçu · Queimados · Rio de Janeiro · São Gonçalo · São João de Meriti · Tanguá
Serrana Petrópolis · São José do Vale do Rio Preto · Teresópolis
Vassouras Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin · Mendes · Miguel Pereira · Paracambi · Paty do Alferes · Vassouras
Mesoregion Noroeste Fluminense
Itaperuna Bom Jesus do Itabapoana · Italva · Itaperuna · Laje do Muriaé · Natividade · Porciúncula · Varre-Sai
Santo Antonio de Padua Aperibé · Cambuci · Itaocara · Miracema · Santo Antônio de Pádua · São José de Ubá
Mesoregion Norte Fluminense
Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes · Cardoso Moreira · São Fidélis · São Francisco de Itabapoana · São João da Barra
Macae Carapebus · Conceição de Macabu · Macaé · Quissamã
Mesoregion Sul Fluminense
Baia da Ilha Grande Angra dos Reis · Parati
Barra do Pirai Barra do Piraí · Rio das Flores · Valença
Vale do Paraiba Fluminense Barra Mansa · Itatiaia · Pinheiral · Piraí · Porto Real · Quatis · Resende · Rio Claro · Volta Redonda

Categories: Municipalities of Brazil | Populated coastal places in Rio de Janeiro (state)

 

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