Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | Porciúncula |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio de Janeiro |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Antonio Jogaib (PP) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | August 21, 1947 |
Area Total Km2: | 291.847 |
Population As Of: | 2022 [1] |
Population Total: | 17,288 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -20.9628°N -42.0408°W |
Elevation M: | 190 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.730 – medium[2] |
Website: | www.porciuncula.rj.gov.br |
Porciúncula (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the northernmost point of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 17,288 (2022) and its area is 291,847 km2.[3]