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 | |
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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 | |
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Region | Southeast |
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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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Capital: Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||
Mesoregion Baixadas |
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Mesoregion Centro Fluminense |
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Mesoregion Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro |
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Mesoregion Noroeste Fluminense |
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Mesoregion Norte Fluminense |
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Mesoregion Sul Fluminense |
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