Piraí

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Piraí
Coordinates: 22 ° 38 ′  S , 43 ° 54 ′  W Piraí​ Piraí on the map of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Piraí in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Rio de Janeiro
City foundation	1837
Residents	26,314  (IBGE / 2010)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	505.5 km 2
Population density	52.07 inhabitants / km 2
height	387  m
City structure	4 districts
Post Code	27.175-000
prefix	24
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Luiz Antônio da Silva Neves ( PDT ) (2017-2020)
Website	www.pirai.rj.gov.br
Piraí Town Hall (2012)

Piraí , officially Município de Piraí , is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro that was founded in 1837. It is located approx. 387 m above sea level and approx. 90 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro . A 2010 census showed a population of 26,314. According to official estimates, around 29,000 people lived in Piraí in 2018. The area covers approx. 505.5 km².

The neighboring municipalities of Piraí are Paracambi , Pinheiral , Rio Claro and Volta Redonda .

Breakdown

Piraí is divided into four districts:

• Piraí (administrative headquarters)
• Vila Monumento
• Arrozal
• Santanésia

as well as 18 bairros (districts):

• Asilo
• Pink machado
• Ponte de Cimento
• Casa Amarela
• Fazendinha
• Ipê
• Santanésia
• Vila Monumento
• Querosene
• Varjão
• Arrozal
• Ponto Quarenta
• Vale Verde
• Cacaria
• Ponte das Laranjeiras
• Morro do Sarole
• Ponte Coberta
• Jaqueira

sons and daughters of the town

• Lúcio de Mendonça (1854–1909), lawyer, writer and co-founder of the Academia Brasileira de Letras
• Luiz Fernando Pezão (* 1955), city prefect, co-initiator of the Piraí digital and since 2014 governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro

Web links

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

• City Prefecture website (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IBGE to Piraí. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .