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Nova Friburgo

South America

Nova Friburgo is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 189,939 inhabitants in the municipality, against 182,057 at the 2010 census and 173,418 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Nova Friburgo at latitude -22.28194 and longitude -42.53111, about 858 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. Nova Friburgo 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
189,939 1
Elevation (m)
858 2
Latitude
22.28194 degrees south 2
Longitude
42.53111 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 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
Nova Friburgo Municipality 173,418 182,057 189,939
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2. GeoNames: Nova Friburgo
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 189,939
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 858 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -22.28194, -42.53111
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 858 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
-22.25 -42.75 Cfa
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