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Maricá, Rio de Janeiro

Field	Value
name	Maricá
official_name	Município de Maricá
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Pedra do Elefante - panoramio (4).jpg
image_caption	Panoramic view
image_flag	Bandeira de Maricá.svg
image_seal	Brasão de Maricá - RJ.svg
image_map	RiodeJaneiro Municip Marica.svg
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Rio de Janeiro
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Fabiano Horta (2017-2020) (PT)
established_date	May 26, 1814
area_total_km2	362
population_as_of	2022
population_total	223,938
population_metro	1795015
population_density_km2	661.3
timezone	BRT
utc_offset	−3
elevation_m	6

Maricá () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Greater Niterói region (or Metropolitan East), bordering Itaboraí, São Gonçalo, Rio Bonito, Niterói, Saquarema and Tanguá.

The municipal territory extends over 361.572 km2 and is divided into four districts: Maricá (headquarters), Ponta Negra, Inoã and Itaipuaçu.

The municipality can be accessed via RJ-106 (Amaral Peixoto Highway), which connects the municipality to the cities of Niterói, São Gonçalo and Saquarema, or via RJ-114, which connects the municipality of Itaboraí and the RJ-104 and BR-101 highways.

The municipality of Maricá is also known for its rural properties – small farms and large ranches – many of which are rich in historical content. The train also passed through the city – even today, there are remnants of that time, such as stations, tracks, a tunnel and a bridge in the Inoã neighborhood, with the inscription Estrada de Ferro Maricá.

The city has an airport, which does not operate regular flights, only offshore operations, known as Maricá Airport, located in the urban center.

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 2400 ha Serra da Tiririca State Park, created in 1991.{{citation|language=pt|ref=

Population

|1990 |46545 |2000 |76737 |2010 |127461 |2022 |197277

Area

Its area is 362,571 km2.

Territorial organization

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

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.

Climate

| archive-date = 22 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190922133747/http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima%2Fnormaisclimatologicas | url-status = dead

References

Conhecendo a Cidade de Maricá - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cidade-de-Maricá/668345769862280

References

[https://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2022/Previa_da_Populacao/POP2022_Municipios.pdf ]
Gonçalo, O. São. (2022-10-02). "Chegou a hora! Após votação em todo o país, apuração começa em ritmo lento {{!}} O São Gonçalo".
Redação. (2022-05-31). "Um lixo que pode valer milhões".
"Encontra Maricá {{!}} Guia de Maricá » EncontraMarica.com.br".
"Archived copy".
"Lei Complementar Nº 207 de 16 de junho de 2010.".

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