Itaguaí is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It contains several important iron ore loading ports, including the one at Ilha Guaiba, and the region around it holds some of the largest ore exporting ports in Brazil. The city was founded in 1688 and lies about 75 kilometres west of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the road to Santos, between the shore of Sepetiba Bay and the Atlantic Rainforest. It also serves as a dormitory town for workers of the industrial western zone of Rio de Janeiro, and it is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese. The 2022 census counted 116,841 residents.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Itaguaí Municipality 82,003 113,691 116,841
2. Itaguaí (Wikipedia)
3. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Itaguaí
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -22.85222, -43.77528
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 31 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
View the Source 4. 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 -43.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -22.75 N/S -43.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-22.75 -43.75 Aw
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