Bom Jesus do Itabapoana

Bom Jesus do Itabapoana
Bom Jesus do Itabapoana
	Municipality
	Town's Mother Parish
	Flag Seal
	Location of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Mesoregion	Noroeste Fluminense
Microregion	Itaperuana
Founded	1939
Government
• Mayor	Maria das Graças Ferreira Motta (PMDB)
Area
• Total	598.401 km2 (231.044 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	35,411
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website	Official website

Bom Jesus do Itabapoana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbõ(w) ʒeˈzu(j)z dw‿itɐbapuˈɐ̃nɐ]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 35,411 as of 2010, and has an area of 598,8 km². It was founded in 1939, after being separated from the municipality of Itaperuna.[1]

Geography

The northern border of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana is delimited by the Itabapoana River, which divides the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. The city is located 251 km in a straight line from the state capital Rio de Janeiro. Its neighbouring municipalities are:[2]

São José do Calçado (ES) – north
Bom Jesus do Norte (ES) – north
Apiacá (ES) – north
Mimoso do Sul (ES) – northeast
Campos dos Goytacazes – east and southeast
Itaperuna – south and southeast
Natividade – west
Varre-Sai – northwest
Guaçuí (ES)- northwest

References

IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.
IBGE. "Mapa Político do Estado do Rio de Janeiro".

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[1] IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.

[2] IBGE. "Mapa Político do Estado do Rio de Janeiro".