Barra do Piraí

Barra do Piraí
Barra do Piraí
Municipality
	Barra do Piraí
	SantAnna's Cathedral
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Valley's pearl
	Location of Barra do Piraí in the state of Rio de Janeiro
	Barra do Piraí Location of Barra do Piraí in Brazil
	Coordinates: 22°28′12″S 43°49′33″W / 22.47000°S 43.82583°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Mário Esteves (PRB)
Area
• Total	578.471 km2 (223.349 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	96,568
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website	[1]

Barra do Piraí (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbaʁɐ cu piɾɐˈi]) is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at latitude 22º28'12" South and longitude 43º49'32" East. Its population is 94,778 (2010 census) and its area is 578.471 km².^[1] It is 114 km from Rio de Janeiro.

The municipality contains part of the 5,952 hectares (14,710 acres) Serra da Concórdia State Park, created in 2002.^[2]

References

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^ Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia (in Portuguese), Inea: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, retrieved 2017-01-18

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[1] IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia (in Portuguese), Inea: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, retrieved 2017-01-18

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