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Rio das Ostras

South America

Rio das Ostras is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 156,491 inhabitants in the municipality, against 105,680 at the 2010 census and 36,419 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Rio das Ostras at latitude -22.52694 and longitude -41.94500, about 11 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. Rio das Ostras 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 168,099 for it.

Facts
Population
156,491 1
Population
168,099 2
Elevation (m)
11 2
Latitude
22.52694 degrees south 2
Longitude
41.945 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 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
Rio das Ostras Municipality 36,419 105,680 156,491
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2. GeoNames: Rio das Ostras
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 168,099
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 11 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -22.52694, -41.94500
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 11 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. Overpass API (OpenStreetMap): OpenStreetMap coastline within 10 km of Rio das Ostras (-22.52694, -41.945)
Overpass API (OpenStreetMap)Count of ways tagged natural=coastline within 10 km of the city coordinates
Quote, Count of ways tagged natural=coastline within 10 km of the city coordinates
"ways": "48"
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