| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Official Name: | The Municipality of Mesquita |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jorge Lúcio Ferreira Miranda (PSDB) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | September 25, 1999 |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.062 |
| Area Land Km2: | 41.490 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
| Population Total: | 176,569 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | UTC-3 |
| Coordinates: | -22.8053°N -43.4155°W |
| Website: | www.mesquita.rj.gov.br |
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The municipality contains part of the Mendanha State Park, created in 2013. The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms (fazendas) in the present central region of the municipality.