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Location in the Rio de Janeiro state. | |||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Washington Luiz Cardoso (Quaquá) (2009 – 2012) (PT) | ||
Area | |||
• City | 362 km2 (139.8 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||
Population (est. IBGE/2008 [1]) | |||
• City | 119.231 | ||
• Density | 661.3/km2 (1,712.8/sq mi) | ||
• Metro | 1,795,015 | ||
Time zone | Brasilia Time Zone (UTC-3) |
Maricá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Maricá is the first city of the lake region, just northeast of Rio de Janeiro. Maricá is located 25 miles away from Rio de Janeiro.
Its population was 95,653 (2005).
Its area is 362 km².[2].
Maricá has an airport, the Maricá Airport. Maricá is served by the roads BR-116 and RJ-104.
Maricá has received many royalties from the Brazilian energy company Petrobras, because of the Campos Basin oil field.
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