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Campos dos Goytacazes

South America

Campos dos Goytacazes is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 483,540 inhabitants in the municipality, against 464,066 at the 2010 census and 406,989 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Campos dos Goytacazes at latitude -21.75227 and longitude -41.33044, about 13 metres above sea level by its digital elevation model, and assigns it to a time zone that is UTC-3 in the IANA time zone database. GeoNames lists it as the seat of a second-order administrative division. Campos dos Goytacazes is not the capital of Rio de Janeiro, which is Rio de Janeiro. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes.

Facts
Population
483,540 1
Founding Year
1677 2
Elevation (m)
13 3
Latitude
21.75227 degrees south 3
Longitude
41.33044 degrees west 3
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Campos dos Goytacazes Municipality 406,989 464,066 483,540
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2. Campos dos Goytacazes (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
the village of São Salvador de Campos de Goytacazes was founded on May 29, 1677
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3. GeoNames: Campos dos Goytacazes
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 483,540
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 13 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -21.75227, -41.33044
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 13 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Rio de Janeiro 21
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Rio de Janeiro 21
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Rio de Janeiro 21
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-21.75 -41.25 Aw
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