Valença, Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates: 22°14′45″S 43°42′00″W / 22.24583°S 43.70000°W / -22.24583; -43.70000
Valença (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐˈlẽsɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was estimated at 73,445 in 2014 and its area is 1,305 square kilometres (504 sq mi).[1] The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.
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.
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| Mesoregion Centro Fluminense | Cantagalo-Cordeiro | |
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| Nova Friburgo | |
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| Santa Maria Madalena | |
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| Três Rios | |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro | Itaguaí | |
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| Macacu-Caceribu | |
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| Microregion Rio de Janeiro | |
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| Serrana | |
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| Vassouras | |
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| Mesoregion Noroeste Fluminense | Itaperuna | |
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| Santo Antônio de Pádua | |
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| Mesoregion Norte Fluminense | Campos dos Goytacazes | |
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| Macaé | |
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| Mesoregion Sul Fluminense | Baía da Ilha Grande | |
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| Barra do Piraí | |
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| Vale do Paraíba Fluminense | |
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