Mesquita (Rio de Janeiro)

Mesquita
Coordinates: 22 ° 47 ′  S , 43 ° 26 ′  W Mesquita​ Mesquita on the map of Rio de Janeiro
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro
City foundation	September 25, 1999
Residents	171,020  (2016: estimate as of July 1)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	41.471 km 2
Population density	4,124 inhabitants / km 2
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Jorge Miranda ( PSDB ) (2017-2020)
Location of the municipality in the state

Mesquita is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro . Until 1999, Mesquita was part of Nova Iguaçu . The population was estimated to be 171,020 as of July 1, 2016.

geography

Mesquita has an area of ​​41,471 km² (2016) and belongs to the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro . A volcanic crater and a remnant of the Mata Atlântica lie on the territory of the Munizip .

The neighboring municipalities are Belford Roxo , Nilópolis , Nova Iguaçu , Rio de Janeiro and São João de Meriti .

history

Mesquita only became independent on September 25, 1999 after a long legal battle. Before that, today's município formed a district of Nova Iguaçu. It is the youngest town in the region known as Baixada Fluminense . The place was named after Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita , the second Baron Mesquita.

structure

Mesquita consists of the following bairros:

• Centro de Mesquita
• Banco de Areia
• Chatuba
• Cosmorama
• Edson Passos
• Jacutinga
• Juscelino
• Rocha Sobrinho
• Santa Terezinha
• Santo Elias
• Vila Emil
• Coréia

See also

• Mesquida

Web links

Commons : Mesquita  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website , Prefeitura (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IBGE : Cidades @ Rio de Janeiro: Mesquita. Retrieved July 13, 2017 (Portuguese).