Valença, Rio de Janeiro

Valença
Municipality
Município de Valença
Flag of Valença
Flag
Official seal of Valença
Seal
Location of Valença in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Valença in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Valença is located in Brazil
Valença
Valença
Location of Valença in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°14′45″S 43°42′00″W / 22.24583°S 43.70000°W / -22.24583; -43.70000Coordinates: 22°14′45″S 43°42′00″W / 22.24583°S 43.70000°W / -22.24583; -43.70000
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateBandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoFernando Graça (PP)
Area
 • Total1,304.813 km2 (503.791 sq mi)
Elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
(2010)
 • Total71,843
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website[2]

Valença (Portuguese pronunciation: [vaˈlẽsɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was estimated at 73,445 in 2014 and its area is 1,305 square kilometres (504 sq mi).[1] The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.

Valença has five districts: Conservatória ("City of Serenades"), Barão de Juparanã ("City of the Barons), Parapeúna, Santa Isabel do Rio Preto and Pentagna. Today its economy is geared especially for agriculture and the existing university center in the municipal headquarters.

The municipality contains part of the 5,952 hectares (14,710 acres) Serra da Concórdia State Park, created in 2002.[2]

People

References

  1. ^ IBGE - [1]
  2. ^ Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia (in Portuguese), Inea: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, retrieved 2017-01-18



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