Maricá, Rio de Janeiro

Maricá (Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾiˈka]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Maricá
Municipality
Município de Maricá
Ponta Negra Beach
Flag
Seal
Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Government
 • MayorFabiano Horta (2017-2020) (PT)
Area
 • Municipality362 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (est. IBGE/2017 [1])
 • Municipality153.008 pessoas
 • Density661.3/km2 (1,713/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,795,015
Time zoneUTC-3 (Brasília Time Zone)

Geography

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.[2]

Population

Its population was 146.549 (2015). [3]

Area

Its area is 362,571 km².[4]

Transportation

Maricá has an airport, the Maricá Airport. Maricá is served by the roads BR-116 and RJ-104.

Economy

Maricá has received many royalties from the Brazilian energy company Petrobras, because of the Campos Basin and Santos Basin oil field.

References
  1. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2017". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca (in Portuguese), UERJ: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, retrieved 2017-02-07
  3. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2015" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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