Magé

Magé
Coordinates: 22°39′10″S 43°02′27″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Founded	1566[citation needed]
Government
• Mayor	Nestor Vidal (PMDB)
Area
• Total	385.7 km2 (148.9 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	244,334
Time zone	UTC-3

Magé is a city and 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.

International Football player Garrincha was born in Magé (Pau Grande).

In elections of October 5, 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 31st July 2011, won by Nestor Vidal of the PMDB with 68.62% of the vote.

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.

The average minimum temperature is 18 °C (64 °F) in the month of July^{[citation needed]}. In Inhomirim temperatures can easily reach down to 6 °C (43 °F) at night during the months of June, July and August.^{[citation needed]}