Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro

22°46′55″S 43°25′44″W / 22.78194°S 43.42889°W / -22.78194; -43.42889

The Municipality of Mesquita
Flag of The Municipality of Mesquita
Official seal of The Municipality of Mesquita
Localization of Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro.
Localization of Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro.
Coordinates: 22°48′19″S 43°24′55.91″W / 22.80528°S 43.4155306°W / -22.80528; -43.4155306
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
FoundedSeptember 25, 1999
Government
 • MayorJorge Lúcio Ferreira Miranda (PSDB)
Area
 • Total39.062 km2 (15.082 sq mi)
 • Land41.490 km2 (16.019 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total176,569
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
Websitewww.mesquita.rj.gov.br

Mesquita (Portuguese for 'mosque'; pronounced [mesˈkitɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 176,569 (2020) and its area is 42 km2 (16 sq mi).[1]

The municipality contains part of the 4,398 hectares (10,870 acres) Mendanha State Park, created in 2013.[3] The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms (fazendas) in the present central region of the municipality.

  1. ^ a b "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ Parque Estadual do Mendanha (in Portuguese), INEA, retrieved 2017-01-15