Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
City

Araruama

South America

Araruama is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Região dos Lagos or Lakes Region east of the state capital. It extends over about 635 square kilometres of mostly flat land marked by lakes, among them the large Araruama Lagoon from which it takes its name and the Juturnaíba reservoir shared with Silva Jardim. Between the sea shore and the lagoon lies a large area of Atlantic Forest within the Costa do Sol State Park. By area it is the largest town of the Lakes Region, and the 2022 census counted 129,671 residents, up from 112,228 in 2010.

Facts
Population
129,671 1
Elevation (m)
20 2
Latitude
22.87278 degrees south 2
Longitude
42.34306 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 census
Quote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Araruama Municipality 82,803 112,228 129,671
View the Source
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Araruama
GeoNames
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -22.87278, -42.34306
  • Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
    Elevation ca. 20 m
  • Timezone
    Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
View the Source
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -22.75 N/S -42.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell -22.75 N/S -42.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-22.75 -42.25 Aw
View the Source
Araruama (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Brazil, Lead
    is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • On Continent: South America, Lead
    is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
    is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.