Porciúncula

Porciúncula
municipality
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Location in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Coordinates: 20°57′46″S 42°02′27″W / 20.96278°S 42.04083°W / -20.96278; -42.04083Coordinates: 20°57′46″S 42°02′27″W / 20.96278°S 42.04083°W / -20.96278; -42.04083
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)
	[1]
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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