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Duque de Caxias
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municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Duque de Caxias is a municipality located in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. It is one of the largest industrial centers in the state and plays an important role in the region's economy, particularly in petrochemical and manufacturing industries.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Named after
- Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
- Official name
- Duque de Caxias
- Demonym
- caxiense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Rio de Janeiro
- Population
- 667821
- Area
- 464.573
- Elevation
- 7
- Time zone
- UTC−02:00
- Shares border with
- São João de Meriti
- Official website
- www.duquedecaxias.rj.gov.br
- Image
- Novas Palmeiras no centro de Duque de Caxias na gestão do Prefeito Zito. - panoramio.jpg
- Dialing code
- 21
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- Human Development Index
- 0.711
- topic's main category
- Category:Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
- Commons category
- Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Duque de Caxias
- inception
- 1943-00-00
- native label
- Duque de Caxias
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
- postal code
- 25000-000
- electorate
- 662160
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Encyclopedic overview
Duque de Caxias ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈduki dʒi kaˈʃi.ɐs]; "Duke of Caxias") is a city on Guanabara Bay and part of Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, southeastern Brazil.
It is bordered by Rio de Janeiro city to the south. Its population was 866,347 (2024) and its area is 465 km, making it the second most populous suburb of Rio de Janeiro city. The city is the third most populous in Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, and also the third most populous city in Rio de Janeiro state. The current mayor is Washington Reis.
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