Cachoeiras de Macacu

Cachoeiras de Macacu
Município de Cachoeiras de Macacu
Avenue Floriano Peixoto
Avenue Floriano Peixoto
Flag of Cachoeiras de Macacu
Official seal of Cachoeiras de Macacu
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Cachoeiras de Macacu is located in Brazil
Cachoeiras de Macacu
Cachoeiras de Macacu
Location of Cachoeiras de Macacu in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°27′46″S 42°39′10″W / 22.46278°S 42.65278°W / -22.46278; -42.65278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoRafael Muzzi de Miranda (PP)
Area
 • Total955.806 km2 (369.039 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total59,303
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website[1]

Cachoeiras de Macacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃuˈejɾɐz 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 municipality, it can be considered an exurb of Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolis.

Your mayor is Rafael Muzzi de Miranda.[4][5]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Population". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística/ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ^ IBGE - "Cidadesat". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  4. ^ "Eleições 2024: Rafael Miranda, do PP, é eleito prefeito de Cachoeiras de Macacu no 1º turno". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ^ "Prefeito e vereadores de Cachoeiras de Macacu tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2024-10-18.