Cachoeiras de Macacu

Cachoeiras de Macacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃuˈejɾɐʃ dʒi mɐkɐˈku]; means "Macacu Waterfalls" in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 59,303 (2020)[2] and its area is 956 km².[3] Next to neighboring [[Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro|Rio Bonito]] municipality, it can be considered an exurb of Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolis.

Cachoeiras de Macacu
Municipality
Município de Cachoeiras de Macacu
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Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Cachoeiras de Macacu
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°27′46″S 42°39′10″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoMauro Soares (PSB)
Area
 • Total955.806 km2 (369.039 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total59,303
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website

Conservation

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.[4] It held 76% of the 4,920 hectares (12,200 acres) Paraíso Ecological Station, created in 1987 and now integrated into the Três Picos State Park.[5] It contains 49% of the 46,350 hectares (114,500 acres) Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.[6] It contains part of the 19,508 hectares (48,210 acres) Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.[7]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. cidades.ibge.gov.br https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rj/cachoeiras-de-macacu/panorama. Retrieved 2020-08-18. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. IBGE - "Cidadesat". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  4. Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, p. 13, retrieved 2016-10-02
  5. ESEC do Paraíso (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03
  6. PES dos Três Picos (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03
  7. APA da Bacia do Rio Macacu (in Portuguese), INEA: Instituto estadual do ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-07


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