Porciúncula
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Porciúncula | |
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municipality | |
Coordinates: 20°57′46″S 42°02′27″W / 20.96278°S 42.04083°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Rio de Janeiro |
Founded | August 21, 1947 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Jogaib (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 302.201 km2 (116.680 sq mi) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 18,227 |
• Density | 56.8/km2 (147/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
HDI (2000) | 0.730 – medium[2] |
Website | www.porciuncula.rj.gov.br |
- For the river in California that was once called the Porciuncula River, see Los Angeles River, and for the Italian church for which it was named, see Porziuncola.
Porciúncula (Portuguese pronunciation: [poʁsiˈũkulɐ], Small Portion) is a municipality located in the northernmost point of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 18,227 (2008) and its area is 302.201 km².[3]
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