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Niterói

South America

Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 481,749 inhabitants in the municipality, against 487,562 at the 2010 census and 459,451 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Niterói at latitude -22.88333 and longitude -43.10361, about 44 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 a populated place. Niterói 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. GeoNames carries a population figure of 515,317 for it.

Facts
Population
481,749 1
Population
515,317 2
Founding Year
1573 3
Elevation (m)
44 2
Latitude
22.88333 degrees south 2
Longitude
43.10361 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
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
Niterói Municipality 459,451 487,562 481,749
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2. GeoNames: Niterói
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 515,317
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 44 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -22.88333, -43.10361
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 44 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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3. Niterói (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Niterói was founded on 22 November 1573
  • Lead, coastal
    located between the Guanabara Bay (west), the Atlantic Ocean (south)
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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
-22.75 -43.25 Aw
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