Seropédica
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Seropédica | |
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Municipality | |
| Município de Seropédica | |
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 Location of Seropédica in the state of Rio de Janeiro | |
  Seropédica Location of Seropédica in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°44′38″S 43°42′28″W / 22.74389°S 43.70778°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Government | |
| • Prefeito | Anabal Barbosa de Souza (PDT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 283.794 km2 (109.573 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 83,667 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| Website | [2] |
Seropédica (Silk Farm, Portuguese pronunciation: [seɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ], [sɛɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ], [sɛɾɔˈpɛdʒikɐ]) is a municipality located in Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 75,032 (2005) and its area is 284 km².[1]
Mayor
- Anabal Barbosa
Education
The municipality holds the city for Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).
Sports
- Annual Student Games
Neighborhoods
- Águas Lindas
- Canto do Rio
- Campo Lindo
- Dom Bosco
- Jardim das Acácias
- Parque Jacimar
- Piranema
- INCRA
- Ecologia
- Fazenda Caxias
- Centro de Seropédica
- Boa Esperança
- Multirão
- Boa Fé
- Santa Sofia
- Jardim Maracanã
- Vera Cruz
- Vila Sônia
- Belvedere
- São Miguel
- Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
Notability
The bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae is named after Seropédica, as it was isolated in the locality.[2]
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