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Nilópolis

South America

Nilópolis is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 146,774 inhabitants in the municipality, against 157,425 at the 2010 census and 153,712 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Nilópolis at latitude -22.80750 and longitude -43.41389, about 27 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. Nilópolis 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 155,500 for it.

Facts
Population
146,774 1
Population
155,500 2
Elevation (m)
27 2
Latitude
22.8075 degrees south 2
Longitude
43.41389 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
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
Nilópolis Municipality 153,712 157,425 146,774
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2. GeoNames: Nilópolis
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 155,500
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 27 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -22.80750, -43.41389
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 27 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Brazil BR Country
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    South America
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Brazil BR Country
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3. 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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