Cachoeiras de Macacu

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
22°27′46″S 42°39′10″W / 22.46278°S 42.65278°W / -22.46278; -42.65278Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Rio de JaneiroGovernment
 • PrefeitoMauro Soares (PSB)Area
 • Total955.806 km2 (369.039 sq mi)Elevation
54 m (177 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total59,303Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)Website[1]

Cachoeiras de Macacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃuˈejɾɐz dʒi mɐkɐˈku]; means "Macacu Waterfalls" in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 59,303 (2020)[2] and its area is 956 km².[3] Next to neighboring Rio Bonito municipality, it can be considered an exurb of Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolis.

Conservation

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.[4] It held 76% of the 4,920 hectares (12,200 acres) Paraíso Ecological Station, created in 1987 and now integrated into the Três Picos State Park.[5] It contains 49% of the 46,350 hectares (114,500 acres) Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.[6] It contains part of the 19,508 hectares (48,210 acres) Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.[7]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Population". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística/ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ^ IBGE - "Cidadesat". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  4. ^ 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, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-07, retrieved 2016-10-02
  5. ^ ESEC do Paraíso (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03
  6. ^ PES dos Três Picos (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03
  7. ^ APA da Bacia do Rio Macacu (in Portuguese), INEA: Instituto estadual do ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-07
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