Magé

Magé
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Location in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Magé Location in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Coordinates: BR 22°39′10″S 43°02′27″W / 22.65278°S 43.04083°WCoordinates: BR 22°39′10″S 43°02′27″W / 22.65278°S 43.04083°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Founded	1566
Government
• Mayor	Nestor Vidal (PMDB)
Area
• Total	385.7 km^2 (148.9 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
• Total	244,334
Time zone	UTC-3
Website	Municipality official's website

Magé is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Magepe-Mirim was established in 1566 by Portuguese colonists. It is a very calm place, especially compared to nearby Rio.

Politics

In elections of 5 October 2008 Núbia Cozzolino was re-elected mayor with 51% of the vote but had her mandate revoked in 2009 after being impeached on various corruption charges. She was succeeded by her deputy Rozan Gomes who was also impeached resulting in a by-election on 31 July 2011, won by Nestor Vidal of the PMDB with 68.62% of the vote.^[2]

Geography

Magé borders Petrópolis to the north, Duque de Caxias to west, Guapimirim to the east and Guanabara bay to the south.

The climate is tropical throughout the municipality, except in areas near the Serra dos Órgãos with a tropical climate of altitude.

Demographics

Populational Growth of Magé

Ano	População
1960	86 981
1975	107 422
1990	183 204
2000	219 007
2010	271 440

According to the mayor Nestor Vidal, the high index of growth in population is caused by the low taxes and low prices of homes in the city. The population nowadays is 271,440, up from the approx. 90,000 in the 60's. According to the 2009 census, whites were 15.2%, browns (mulatos) were 66.6% and blacks of Africans were 19.1%. Another races were representing 0.01% of the population in Magé. Class A population were 1.5%, Class B 46.2%, Class C 47.1% and Class D 6.2%, that means the index of poverty is high in the city, more than 55% are living in the poverty line in Magé.

Notable people

The Brazilian Internationally well known soccer player Mané Garrincha was born in Magé (Pau Grande) in October 28, 1933.

References

1. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" [Population Estimations at July 1st, 2009] (PDF). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
2. "Novo prefeito de Magé tomará posse na próxima quarta-feira" [The new mayor of Magé will assumed office in the next Tuesday]. R7. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.