Araruama
Sign in to saveAraruama () is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located at 22°52'22" of latitude South and 42°20'35" of longitude west, at an altitude of fifty feet. In 2020, its population was 134,293 inhabitants, which places it the second largest population in the Região dos Lagos.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Araruama
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- Município de Araruama
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- Cidade_de_Araruama.jpg
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- Bandeira-araruama.png
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- Brasao-araruama.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- RiodeJaneiro Municip Araruama.svg
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- 270px
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- Localization in Rio de Janeiro
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- Brazil
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- Localization in Brazil
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- Country
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- Lakes Region
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southeast
- Settlement.governing_body
- Prefeitura da Cidade de Araruama
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Lívia de Chiquinho
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Araruama () is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located at 22°52'22" of latitude South and 42°20'35" of longitude west, at an altitude of fifty feet. In 2020, its population was 134,293 inhabitants, which places it the second largest population in the Região dos Lagos.
The municipality of Araruama extends over an area of 635.4 km ², marked by plain if some lakes, including the Araruama Lagoon and the Pond Juturnaíba, situated between the municipalities Araruama and Silva Jardim. Geographically it is the largest town in the Região dos Lagos.