Nilópolis

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Nilópolis
Coordinates: 22 ° 48 ′  S , 43 ° 25 ′  W
Map: Rio de Janeiro
marker
Nilópolis
Nilópolis on the map of Rio de Janeiro
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Rio de Janeiro
City foundation August 21, 1947
Residents 158,319  (2016: estimate as of July 1)
City insignia
Brasao-nilopolis.png
Bandeira Nilopolis.png
Detailed data
surface 19.393 km 2
Population density 8,164 inhabitants / km 2
height 16  m
Time zone UTC −3
City Presidency Farid Abrão David ( PTB ) (2017–2020)
City patron Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Website www.nilopolis.rj.gov.br
Main church Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Nilópolis
Main church Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Nilópolis

Nilópolis , officially Município de Nilópolis , is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro .

geography

The municipality is 16 meters above sea level and has an area of ​​19.4 km². It is located in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro . The neighboring municipalities are Mesquita , São João de Meriti and Rio de Janeiro .

population

As of July 1, 2016, the population in Nilópolis was estimated at 158,319 people, the population density amounts to 8118 inhabitants per square kilometer.

history

On November 16, 1966, a serious railway accident occurred in Nilópolis when two suburban trains collided after one of the two train drivers had run over two signals indicating "stop" . 38 people died.

Bairros

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b IBGE : Cidades @ Rio de Janeiro: Nilópolis. Retrieved July 13, 2017 (Portuguese).
  2. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 171.