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
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Araruama Municipality 82,803 112,228 129,671
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Araruama
GeoNamesCoordinates
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 coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -22.75 N/S -42.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-22.75 -42.25 Aw
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
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is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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