Petrópolis is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 278,881 inhabitants in the municipality, against 295,774 at the 2010 census and 286,537 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Petrópolis at latitude -22.50500 and longitude -43.17861, about 819 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. Petrópolis 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 294,926 for it.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Petrópolis Municipality 286,537 295,774 278,881
2. GeoNames: Petrópolis
GeoNames page, Population
Population 294,926
GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
SRTM3 819 m
GeoNames page, Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
Coordinates -22.50500, -43.17861
Elevation
SRTM3 819 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
View the Source3. 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 cellQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-22.75 -43.25 Aw
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