Tanguá
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tanguá (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐ̃ˈgwa]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 145,5 km².[2]
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Tanguá | |
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Município de Tanguá | |
Nickname: Capital Pioneira das Telecomunicações | |
Coordinates: 22°43′48″S 42°42′50″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Rio de Janeiro |
Government | |
• Prefeito | Anderson Pereira de Oliveira (Coroné Anderson) |
Area | |
• Total | 145,503 km2 (56,179 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 34,610 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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Its population is relatively stable, with 29,481 in 2005[3] and 30,732 in 2010,[2] most of them urban.[2] This equates to a population density of 211 inhabitants per km².[2]
The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.[4] It contains the 878 hectares (2,170 acres) Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park, created in 2007 to protect an area of Atlantic Forest.[5]