Seropédica

Seropédica
Municipality
Município de Seropédica
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
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Location of Seropédica in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Seropédica Location of Seropédica in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°44′38″S 43°42′28″W / 22.74389°S 43.70778°W / -22.74389; -43.70778Coordinates: 22°44′38″S 43°42′28″W / 22.74389°S 43.70778°W / -22.74389; -43.70778
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Anabal Barbosa de Souza (PDT)
Area
• Total	283.794 km2 (109.573 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	83,667
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
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Seropédica (Silk Farm, Portuguese pronunciation: [seɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ], [sɛɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ], [sɛɾɔˈpɛdʒikɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 75,032 (2005) and its area is 284 km².^[1]

Mayor

• Anabal Barbosa

Education

The municipality holds the city for Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).

Sports

• Annual Student Games

Neighborhoods

• Águas Lindas
• Canto do Rio
• Campo Lindo
• Dom Bosco
• Jardim das Acácias
• Parque Jacimar
• Piranema
• INCRA
• Ecologia
• Fazenda Caxias
• Centro de Seropédica
• Boa Esperança
• Multirão
• Boa Fé
• Santa Sofia
• Jardim Maracanã
• Vera Cruz
• Vila Sônia
• Belvedere
• São Miguel
• Nossa Senhora de Nazaré

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