Tanguá Explained

Official Name:Município de Tanguá
Nickname:Capital Pioneira das Telecomunicações
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Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tanguá in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name2: Rio de Janeiro
Leader Title:Prefeito
Leader Name:Anderson Pereira de Oliveira (Coroné Anderson)
Area Total Km2:145,503
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:34,610
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-22.73°N -42.7139°W
Elevation M:20
Website:http://www.tangua.rj.gov.br
Settlement Type:Municipality
Tanguá

Tanguá (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 145,5 km².

Its population is relatively stable, with 29,481 in 2005 and 30,732 in 2010, most of them urban. This equates to a population density of 211 inhabitants per km².

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.It contains the Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park, created in 2007 to protect an area of Atlantic Forest.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rj/tangua/panorama IBGE 2020