Natividade, Rio de Janeiro

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Natividade
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Natividade
Location of Natividade within Brazil
Coordinates: 20°2′31″S41°58′22″W / 20.04194°S 41.97278°W / -20.04194; -41.97278 Coordinates: 20°2′31″S41°58′22″W / 20.04194°S 41.97278°W / -20.04194; -41.97278
Country Brazil
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
  Prefeito Marcos Antonio da Silva Toledo (PSDB)
Area [1]
  Total 387,026 km2 (149,432 sq mi)
Elevation 182 m (597 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 15,082
  Density 0.039/km2 (0.10/sq mi)
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Demonym(s) natividadense

Natividade (Portuguese pronunciation:  [nɐtʃiviˈdadʒi] , Nativity) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 15,430 (2005) and its area is 387 km². [3]

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. It is to be distinguished (usually) from the county, which may encompass rural territory or numerous small communities such as towns, villages and hamlets.

States of Brazil administrative entity of Brazil

The Federative Republic of Brazil is a union of 27 federated units : 26 states and one federal district. The states are generally based on historical, conventional borders which have developed over time. The Federal District cannot be divided into municipalities, according to the Brazilian Constitution, the Federal District assumes the same constitutional and legal powers, attributions and obligations of the states and municipalities, instead, it is divided by administrative regions.

Rio de Janeiro (state) State of Brazil

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo.

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References

  1. "Área territorial oficial". IBGE.
  2. "Censo Populacional 2010". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 November 2010.
  3. IBGE -