Tanguá
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Tanguá (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐ̃ˈgwa]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 145.5 km2 (56.2 sq mi).[2]
Tanguá | |
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| Município de Tanguá | |
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| Nickname: Capital Pioneira das Telecomunicações | |
 Location of Tanguá in the state of Rio de Janeiro | |
  Tanguá Location of Tanguá in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′48″S 42°42′50″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Government | |
| • Prefeito | Anderson Pereira de Oliveira (Coroné Anderson) |
| Area | |
• Total | 145,503 km2 (56,179 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 34,610 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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Its population is relatively stable, with 29,481 in 2005[3] and 30,732 in 2010,[2] most of them urban.[2] This equates to a population density of 211 inhabitants per km2.[2]
The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.[4] It contains the 878 hectares (2,170 acres) Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park, created in 2007 to protect an area of Atlantic Forest.[5]
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