Tanguá (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐ̃ˈgwa]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 145,5 km².[2]

Tanguá
Municipality
Município de Tanguá
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Nickname:  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
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Anderson Pereira de Oliveira (Coroné Anderson)
Area
• Total	145.503 km2 (56.179 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	34,610
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
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Its population is relatively stable, with 29.481 in 2005[3] and 30.732 in 2010,[2] most of them urban.[2] This equates to a population density of 211 inhabitants per km².[2]

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.[4] It contains the 878 hectares (2,170 acres) Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park, created in 2007 to protect an area of Atlantic Forest.[5]

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[ru] Тангуа