Tanguá

Tanguá (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐ̃ˈgwa]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 145,5 km².[1]

Tanguá
Municipality
Município de Tanguá
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Nickname(s): 
Capital Pioneira das Telecomunicações
Location of Tanguá in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Tanguá
Location of Tanguá in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°43′48″S 42°42′50″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoValber Luiz Marcelo de Carvalho (PTB)
Area
 • Total145.503 km2 (56.179 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total30,732
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website

Its population is relatively stable, with 29.481 in 2005[2] and 30.732 in 2010,[1] most of them urban.[1] This equates to a population density of 211 inhabitants per km².[1]

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.[3] It contains the 878 hectares (2,170 acres) Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park, created in 2007 to protect an area of Atlantic Forest.[4]

References
  1. Tanguá - RJ, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), 2011
  2. Tanguá - RJ, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), 2005, archived from the original on January 9, 2007
  3. Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, p. 13, retrieved 2016-10-02
  4. Pereira, Carlos Roberto (23 October 2007), Lei nº. 0633, de 23 de Outubro de 2007 (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-10-05


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