Quissamã Explained

Official Name:Quissamã
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Name2:Rio de Janeiro
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Fátima Pacheco (2017 - atual)
Established Title:Colonization started
Established Date:1633
Established Title2:Settled as Freguesia
Established Date2:1755
Established Title3:Municipality Established
Established Date3:January 4, 1989
Area Total Km2:715.877
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:25,126
Population Density Km2:24.3
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-22.1069°N -41.4719°W
Elevation M:20
Website:www.quissama.rj.gov.br

Quissamã (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It sits on Atlantic coastline with the two largest neighboring cities being Campos dos Goytacazes to the north and Macaé to the south. Quissamã was part of the municipality of Macaé until the city emancipated in 1989. The population has surpassed 20,000 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census.[2] The city's primary source of tax revenue comes from oil royalties collected from drilling in the waters just off its coast.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rj/quissama/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Prefeitura Municipal de Quissamã.