Barra Mansa is a municipality in the Paraíba Valley of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, in the South Fluminense region, at an altitude of about 381 metres and covering roughly 549 square kilometres. It forms a conurbation with Volta Redonda and Pinheiral and lies close to the two largest Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, at a rail, road and river junction. The settlement grew from a land grant made in 1764 and the village of São Sebastião de Barra Mansa was created in 1832. The 2022 census counted 169,894 residents.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Barra Mansa Municipality 170,753 176,947 169,894
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Barra Mansa
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -22.54417, -44.17139
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 380 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 -44.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -22.75 N/S -44.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-22.75 -44.25 Cfa
Barra Mansa (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
Barra Mansa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
On Continent: South America, Lead
Barra Mansa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
Barra Mansa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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