Valença, Rio de Janeiro

Valença (Portuguese pronunciation: [vaˈlẽsɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was estimated at 76,869 in 2020 and its area is 1,305 square kilometres (504 sq mi).^[3] The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.

Valença
Municipality
Municipality of Valença
Flag Seal
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°14′45″S 43°42′00″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Graça (PP)
Area
• Total	1,304.813 km2 (503.791 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	76,869
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.738 – high[2]
Website	valenca.rj.gov.br

Valença has five districts: Conservatória ("City of Serenades"), Barão de Juparanã ("City of the Barons), Parapeúna, Santa Isabel do Rio Preto and Pentagna. Today its economy is geared especially for agriculture and the existing university center in the municipal headquarters.

The municipality contains part of the 5,952 hectares (14,710 acres) Serra da Concórdia State Park, created in 2002.^[4]

People

• Sérgio Chapelin; (1941-), brazilian journalist, reporter, announcer and television presenter
• Solange Paiva Vieira; (1969–), economist
• Clementina de Jesus; (1901-1987), samba singer
• Paulo Cezar Costa; (1967-), prelate of Catholic Church; cardinal (2022-), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brasília

Climate

Climate data for Santa Monica (Valença), Rio de Janeiro, elevation 364 m (1,194 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.5 (86.9)	31.3 (88.3)	30.2 (86.4)	28.9 (84.0)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	25.4 (77.7)	26.6 (79.9)	26.4 (79.5)	28.3 (82.9)	29.1 (84.4)	29.8 (85.6)	28.2 (82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.4 (75.9)	24.6 (76.3)	23.7 (74.7)	22.4 (72.3)	19.9 (67.8)	18.6 (65.5)	18.2 (64.8)	19.1 (66.4)	20.2 (68.4)	22.1 (71.8)	22.8 (73.0)	23.5 (74.3)	21.6 (70.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	18.4 (65.1)	17.9 (64.2)	16.6 (61.9)	14.5 (58.1)	12.3 (54.1)	11.9 (53.4)	12.6 (54.7)	14.5 (58.1)	16.0 (60.8)	16.8 (62.2)	17.5 (63.5)	15.6 (60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	247.9 (9.76)	154.2 (6.07)	138.1 (5.44)	59.2 (2.33)	49.1 (1.93)	20.9 (0.82)	21.7 (0.85)	17.1 (0.67)	61.2 (2.41)	97.9 (3.85)	156.3 (6.15)	207.8 (8.18)	1,231.4 (48.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15	11	11	6	5	3	3	2	6	9	11	14	96
Average relative humidity (%)	76.9	75.6	78.9	78.2	78.3	77.4	75.8	71.3	72.5	72.6	75.4	77.4	75.9
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[5]