22°55′08″S 42°49′08″W / 22.91889°S 42.81889°W / -22.91889; -42.81889

Maricá
Município de Maricá
Panoramic view
Panoramic view
Flag of Maricá
Official seal of Maricá
Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Government
  MayorFabiano Horta (2017-2020) (PT)
Area
  Municipality362 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Municipality223,938 [1]
  Density661.3/km2 (1,713/sq mi)
  Metro
1,795,015
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Maricá (Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾiˈka]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Geography

Maricá is a city of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and 25 miles away from the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The municipality contains part of the 2,400 hectares (5,900 acres) Serra da Tiririca State Park, created in 1991.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1990 46,545    
2000 76,737+64.9%
2010 127,461+66.1%
2022 197,277+54.8%
sources: citypopulation.de and https://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2022/Previa_da_Populacao/POP2022_Municipios.pdf and https://censo2022.ibge.gov.br/panorama/

Area

Its area is 362,571 km2.[3]

Territorial organization

Maricá is administratively divided into 50 bairros (neighborhoods) and 4 distritos (districts).[4]

1º Distrito: Centro
Araçatiba
Barra de Maricá
Camburi
Caxito
Centro
Condado de Maricá
Flamengo
Itapeba
Jacaroá
Lagarto
Marquês de Maricá
Mumbuca
Parque Nanci
Pilar
Pindobas
Ponta Grossa
Restinga de Maricá
Retiro
São José do Imbassaí
Silvado
Ubatiba
Zacarias
2º Distrito: Ponta Negra
Balneário Bambuí
Bananal
Caju
Cordeirinho
Espraiado
Guaratiba
Jaconé
Jardim Interlagos
Manoel Ribeiro
Pindobal
Ponta Negra
Vale da Figueira
3º Distrito: Inoã
Calaboca
Cassorotiba
Chácaras de Inoã
Inoã
Santa Paula
Spar
4º Distrito: Itaipuaçu
Barroco
Cajueiros
Itaocaia Valley
Jardim Atlântico Central
Jardim Atlântico Leste
Jardim Atlântico Oeste
Morada das Águias
Praia de Itaipuaçu
Recanto de Itaipuaçu
Rincão Mimoso

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

  1. Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca (in Portuguese), UERJ: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, retrieved 2017-02-07
  2. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Lei Complementar Nº 207 de 16 de junho de 2010" (PDF). Jornal Oficial de Maricá. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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