Maricá, Rio de Janeiro

Coordinates: 22°55′08″S 42°49′08″W / 22.91889°S 42.81889°W

City of Maricá - Rio de Janeiro
City
Flag Seal
Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Government
• Mayor	Washington Luiz Cardoso (Quaquá) (2009 – 2012) (PT)
Area
• City	362 km^2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (est. IBGE/2015 [1])
• City	146.549
• Density	661.3/km^2 (1,713/sq mi)
• Metro	1,795,015
Time zone	Brasilia Time Zone (UTC-3)

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

Geography

Maricá is a city of metropolitan region Rio de Janeiro. It is located 25 miles away from Rio de Janeiro.

Population

Its population was 146.549 (2015). ^[2]

Area

Its area is 362,571 km².^[3]

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

Conhecendo a Cidade de Maricá -

1. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2015" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2015" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
3. IBGE -